DONALDSONVILLE A Baton Rouge man was arrested on a count of second-degree kidnapping late Saturday, accused of giving a woman a ride to Donaldsonville and then not letting her out of his vehicle, Ascension Parish sheriff's Chief Deputy Bobby Webre said. <\/p>\n
Webre said Darren Harris, 35, drove the woman to Donaldsonville and showed her his gun, Webre said. Harris, however, let the woman go into a Walgreen's in Donaldsonville for a quick errand and the woman was able to get help from a sheriff's deputy on patrol duty who had just stopped in at the drugstore, Webre said. <\/p>\n
Harris was booked on second-degree kidnapping, possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felonies, illegal carrying of weapons, distribution\/possession with intent to distribute marijuana or synthetic marijuana, and fugitive from another jurisdiction, according to the Sheriff's Office jail book. <\/p>\n
Bail was set at $185,000, according to the jail book. <\/p>\n
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