Deputies: Georgia Man Armed with Crossbow Tried to Abduct Woman | News Channel 3-12

Man accused of trying to abduct woman with crossbow

Deputies said a man in north Georgia was arrested after he allegedly tried to abduct a woman using a crossbow on Memorial Day.

Deputies: Georgia man armed with crossbow tried to abduct woman | News Channel 3-12

By Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story     RABUN COUNTY, Georgia (WJCL) — A Georgia man has been arrested days after authorities say he used a crossbow in an attempt to abduct a woman. According to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, the man, later identified as Jack Thomas Harkins, 34, of Tiger, approached a woman Monday who was walking her dog on Bear Gap Road near Minnehaha Falls. The man allegedly pointed a crossbow at her and…

Deputies: Georgia man armed with crossbow tried to abduct woman

A Georgia man has been arrested after authorities say he pointed a crossbow at a woman walking her dog and told her to get in his truck.

Rabun County man accused of trying to abduct woman with crossbow, deputies say

A Georgia man is in custody after officials say he tried to force a woman into his truck with a crossbow near Lake Rabun.

Woman escapes crossbow-wielding suspect in attempted abduction, deputies say

A man in Rabun County, Georgia, has been arrested days after he pointed a crossbow at a woman in an attempted abduction, according to authorities.

Man Armed with Crossbow Accused of Attempted Abduction Near Minnehaha Falls

On Thursday, May 29, 2025, deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Jack Thomas Harkins, 34, of Tiger, Georgia, on one count of aggravated assault following an attempted abduction reported earlier in the week near a popular hiking area. According to investigators, the incident occurred around the morning hours of Monday, May 26, 2025, on Bear Gap Road near Minnehaha Falls, an ar…