Aiken County kidnapping suspect now faces child-cruelty charge

NEW ELLENTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man accused of posing as a law enforcement officer and kidnapping a teenager in Aiken County is now facing new charges.

Jonathan Willard is now facing a charge of cruelty to children after an incident involving his daughter on May 26.

According to a report from deputies, Willard and his daughter had a verbal altercation that turned physical.

The report states Willard placed his daughter in a chokehold. The report states the daughter bit him in an attempt to get Willard to release her…

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