Rickshun Dewayne Willingham, 28, of Holmes Avenue, was arrested last Saturday night for an incident earlier in the day in which he allegedly forced a woman into a car, stole her cellphone and assaulted her, Athens-Clarke County police said.
The woman alleged Willingham grabbed her by the hair when forcing her into the car, slammed her head against his knee while driving and literally kicked her out of the car on Airport Dive, where he kicked her some more while she was on the ground. Willingham left the 30-year-old Old Creek Road woman there, driving away and abandoning the car off of Beaverdam Road after a police chase.
Police said they took out warrants charging Willingham with kidnapping, robbery, battery, fleeing and eluding a police officer, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license.
Willingham was taken into custody Saturday night when located at the Athens Gardens apartment complex.