Holton man charged with two felonies following abduction incident

On Sunday, April 11, the Ripley County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a possible abduction in the New Marion area.

Following an investigation, information was received that George O. Moore, 43, of Holton, had allegedly abducted his wife at gunpoint and fled the area in a pickup truck.

After an intensive search of the area by officers from the sheriff's department, Indiana State Police, and Osgood Police Department, Moore was arrested without incident and incarcerated at the Ripley County Jail pending a hearing.

On Monday, April 12, Moore was formally charged in Ripley Circuit Court by Prosecutor Ric Hertel with one count of Criminal Confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, a Class B felony and one count of Criminal Recklessness, a Class D felony.

Moore's bail was set at $20,000 and he was bonded out on Monday.