Alleged kidnapper, rapist Maggard caught

By: 
Steve Chapman

James F. Maggard, Jr., one of five people wanted in connection with the reported kidnapping and rape of a woman in Everton in August, is currently sitting in the Lawrence County Jail. He was arrested by the United States Marshals Task Force on Saturday, Oct. 5 and booked into the Lawrence County Jail the same day.
Maggard allegedly took part in drugging and raping a woman in Everton with David Arnold (a.k.a. Browning) and Zackery Wade on or around Tuesday, Aug. 20. According to the probable cause statement in that case, the victim was riding with Wade, 28, and they stopped to get a drink for her at a convenience store. She reported Wade went into the store and bought her a Dr. Pepper.
 She began drinking it and within minutes, felt under the influence of some type of drug which made it hard for her to put her thoughts together.
She lost consciousness, but later became aware she was in a house. She said Arnold, 45, Maggard, 33, and Wade were all injecting themselves with drugs, and Arnold and Wade held her down while James injected her. Arnold allegedly then tried to force her to perform oral sex on him, but she bit him; Arnold then allegedly raped her. The woman reported that James Maggard and Wade also raped her at various times throughout the evening and injected her with narcotics.
Maggard is charged with: two counts of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, first-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping and delivery of a controlled substance. He is currently being held without bond at the Lawrence County Jail. As of press time, he was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Others wanted in connection to the crime remain at large, with the exception of Zachary Wade, who has reportedly been taken into custody. Anyone with information concerning their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office at (417) 466-2131.
 

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