Abduction case ends in plea bargain
LISBON — The Rogers-area man accused of kidnapping and raping his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to abduction and assault.
James E. McKahan Jr., 29, Sprucevale Road, Rogers, will not go to trial after pleading guilty to the lesser charges Friday in county Common Pleas Court.
McKahan was originally charged with rape and two counts of kidnapping — all first-degree felonies — after he traveled to West Virginia, forced the woman into a car, took her to his home, beat and allegedly raped her. He then reportedly tied her up when he went to work the next day. She was able to free herself and run to a neighbor’s home for help.
His trial was scheduled to begin Monday.
McKahan had previously admitted to sheriff’s deputies that he had assaulted and tied up the woman, but that the sex was consensual.
Assistant Prosecutor Tim McNicol recommended McKahan be sentenced to a four-and-a-half-year prison term.
The abduction charge
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