Man Kidnaps Ex-Girlfriend in Roane County with Friend's Help

Two men are behind bars in connection with the kidnapping of a woman in Roane County.

State Police say Rodney Workman and Timothy Drake worked together to kidnap Workman's ex-girlfriend near Amma. They say Workman grabbed the woman out of a truck at the Pigeon bus stop and forced her into their vehicle before threatening to kill her.

Workman and Drake took the woman down Big Sandy Road to Granny's Creek Bridge, where police say she was able to escape. They say her mother spotted them while passing in another vehicle and pulled up beside them.

That's when the woman jumped from their vehicle into her mother's, according to police.

Workman is charged with kidnapping, domestic assault, and domestic battery. Drake faces conspiracy to commit kidnapping charges.

Both men were arrested at a home in Clendenin last night. State police say they were friends and had been employed together in the past.