6/1/17 – 5:17 A.M.

The Hancock County grand jury has handed up an indictment against a Deshler man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend. The Courier reports 30-year-old Joseph Burns now faces a felony abduction charge.

A Hancock County Sheriff’s Office report says Burns held a woman against her will in his car while he drove around the area last weekend. The woman was able to text a family member to let them know what was happening. She later told investigators that Burns had, “threatened to kill them both.” She also said Burns hit her in the head.

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