Deputies: Georgia man armed with crossbow tried to abduct woman
By Graham Cawthon
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RABUN COUNTY, Georgia (WJCL) — A Georgia man has been arrested days after authorities say he used a crossbow in an attempt to abduct a woman.
According to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, the man, later identified as Jack Thomas Harkins, 34, of Tiger, approached a woman Monday who was walking her dog on Bear Gap Road near Minnehaha Falls.
The man allegedly pointed a crossbow at her and ordered her to get in his truck.
The RCSO says the woman fled and reported the incident.
A warning was issued on the Lake Rabun Homeowners and Lake Rabun Association’s Facebook pages.
Harkins was eventually identified as a suspect and taken into custody on Thursday by deputies and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. He is charged with aggravated assault.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
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