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Prosecutors Drop 32 Charges In Kidnapping Case Against Man

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in exchange for having 32 other charges dropped.

The Argus Leader ( ) reports 19-year-old Kip Edward Hartwick is facing up to 15 years in prison.

Authorities accuse Hartwick of kidnapping his girlfriend on Dec. 17 after he rammed his sport utility vehicle into her friend’s car. Authorities say the 18-year-old girlfriend texted her friend for help that day and told her she’d been having problems with Hartwick.

Hartwick drove into the vehicle after having an argument with his girlfriend. Hartwick’s girlfriend got out of her friend’s car and began running after he hit the car. He chased her, dragged her to his vehicle and shoved her into the backseat.

Authorities later located both of them in Minnesota.

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Information from: Argus Leader,

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