CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga.
Three charged with kidnapping
A Ringgold man and his parents were arrested this weekend on charges of kidnapping the man’s girlfriend, then leaving her beaten up on the side of the road.
Authorities say Christopher Peppers, 20, forced his pregnant 17-year-old girlfriend into his parents’ car Saturday, hit her several times on the face and left her lying on the ground.
Catoosa County sheriff’s deputies arrested Peppers; his father, Kevin; and mother, Gloria, several hours later on Clara Street, an incident report states.
Christopher Peppers was charged with kidnapping, battery and outstanding warrants for theft by taking and entering an auto, the report states. His parents each were charged with kidnapping.