An Augusta man accused of taking part in a kidnapping during which the victim was repeatedly hit with a handgun and then shot as he escaped was denied bond Friday, Aug. 19.
Kadarius D. Cheatham, 29, is charged with kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and two counts of aggravated assault. Cheatham, who was arrested July 23 made a request for bond in Richmond County Superior Court.
Assistant District Attorney Justin Mullis told the judge Friday that sheriff officers were called to a city fire station July 9. The victim ran to the station after escaping. He was taken to a hospital for treatment. He had been shot in the left arm. The victim told officers that he was at a Family Dollar store in south Augusta when a vehicle pulled in next to him and the next thing he knew, a plastic bag was pulled over his head and he was pistol whipped, Mullis said.
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The victim said he was told he was going to die. He was taken to an area he wasn’t familiar with and robbed. When he ran Cheatham shot at him, Mullis said.
Cheatham was accused of armed robbery and aggravated assault as a juvenile, and of reckless conduct, theft and several battery charges as an adult.
Judge Ashley Wright denied bond.
Cheatham’s co-defendant in the case, 25-year-old Tatiana Mayes, has been without bond since her arrest July 29.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.
