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Suspect in 77-year-old Ruffin man's kidnapping arrested in Virginia


Richard Dean Sexton (Colleton County Sheriff's Office)
Richard Dean Sexton (Colleton County Sheriff's Office)
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Officials with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office say the suspect in the kidnapping of a 77-year-old Ruffin man is now in custody.

Richard Dean Sexton, 31, was extradited to Colleton County from Virginia on Tuesday. He's accused of carjacking, robbing, kidnapping and burglarizing the man during an October 29 incident.

Sexton was arrested at a Virginia truck stop after state police found the victim's stolen Jeep Liberty abandoned on the interstate. Virginia State Police charged Sexton with possession of a stolen vehicle, assault of a police officer and attempted escape.

Sexton, of Islandton, S.C., is currently held at the Colleton County Detention Center.

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