Kidnapping convict sentenced to life in Santa Rosa County

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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man has been found guilty of kidnapping in Santa Rosa County, according to a news release from the State Attorney’s Office of the First Judicial Circuit of Florida.

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Jeffrey Leon Holley was given a mandatory life sentence.

Holley bound the victim’s hands and ankles with duct tape and “terrorized” her in her home on the night of April 26, 2024, and the early morning of April 27, 2024.

As the victim tried to escape, Holley dragged her back into her garage. He then wrapped duct tape around her wrists, ankles, and mouth, and rope around her arms and legs…

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