Crime & Safety

Deputies Search for Kidnapping, Laptop Theft Suspects

A man was assaulted and kidnapped at a Broad River Road business Monday night.

Richland County deputies are looking for two men who assaulted another man, tied him up and forced him to tell them where computers were stored.

The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday at a business at 3005 Broad River Road, which is near St. Andrews Road, said Curtis Wilson, spokesperson for the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

The men took three laptops and some tablets, Wilson said. They also took some of the victim's personal items.

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The two men will be charged with burglary, kidnapping and aggravated assalut, Wilson said.

Anyone with information about the incident should call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

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