Suspect in kidnapping and standoff won’t be released from jail

A suspect in a kidnapping and subsequent standoff earlier this year in The Villages will not be released from jail prior to a trial. This past week in Marion County Court, Judge Lisa Herndon ruled in favor of a motion from the prosecutor’s office requesting that 55-year-old James Savage remain behind bars until a trial takes place in his case. The prosecutor’s office pointed to Savage’s previous criminal history and his pattern of behavior, as reasons to keep him locked up.

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