Three bail bondsmen from North Carolina were arrested Thursday in Charleston after police say they violently tried to apprehend a man.
Terrence Lamont Holloway, 57, of New Bern, North Carolina, and Marion Muhammed Reddick, 40, and Michael Pernell Foust, 50, both of Greenville, North Carolina, aren't authorized to work as bondsmen in West Virginia, according to criminal complaints filed against them in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.
Despite not being allowed to work as bondsmen in West Virginia, the men attempted to apprehend Joseph Gibbons, who was riding a motorcycle near the intersection of Lee and Ohio streets, on Charleston's West Side, Thursday evening, according to police. Misti Cochran was riding as Gibbons' passenger on the motorcycle.
The men opened a car door into the motorcycle, causing it to crash, according to police. The motorcycle was damaged, the complaints state.
Gibbons was held at gunpoint and the bondsmen tried to stuff him into their vehicle, according to police. He was placed in handcuffs and leg restraints.
People who witnessed the incident called Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers to report the it. When police arrived, the men were holding Gibbons at gunpoint, the complaints state.
To work in West Virginia, bondsmen must first register with the State Police, according to police. All three men are charged with failing to register as bail bonds enforcement.
They also are charged with battery, unlawful restraint and prohibited conduct. Holloway is charged with reckless driving. Reddick and Foust are charged with brandishing deadly weapons.
Holloway was wanted in North Carolina on a charge of failing to pay child support, police said, adding that, in 2014, he was charged with second-degree kidnapping, extortion and attempting to obtain property by false pretenses.
The bondsmen didn't have any paperwork to prove Gibbons was a fugitive, the complaints state. His name couldn't be found in a national database, according to police.
Magistrate Mike Sisson set a $25,000 cash-only bail. The men were being held Friday in the South Central Regional Jail.
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