A man who allegedly abducted a woman from a Chattanooga area hotel, brought her to Camp Jordan Park and repeatedly beat her has been captured.
James Leon Works, 43. was arrested in the 900 block of East Avenue in Chattanooga on Thursday, officials said. According to East Ridge police, Works was apprehended and served numerous outstanding arrest warrants including Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Kidnapping, and bond revocations.
Officers from Catoosa County, Chattanooga, East Ridge, Ft. Oglethorpe and Agents of The United States Marshals Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force were involved in the investigation and arrest, according to a press release.
On Christmas Eve, East Ridge officers responded to Erlanger Hospital regarding a delayed assault. According to a police report, police spoke with a woman there who said that her ex-boyfriend had abducted her from her place of employment on Dec. 23, held her captive and beat her repeatedly for the better part of 24 hours.
James Works
The woman told police that her ex-boyfriend, James Works, took her to a motel in Chattanooga where management forced them to leave after making too much noise. When they left the motel, the woman told police that Works took her to Camp Jordan Park and parked next to the pond by the arena. The victim told police that Works dragged her from the car there and beat her. According to the report, Works told the woman he would kill her and throw her in the pond.
The report states that at some point that night, Works drove to the kayak and canoe launch where the beatings continued. At one point, she said, the man took a hammer from the back of the car and threatened to kill her with it. The woman said Works reclined the seat in the vehicle and made her lay on top of him so he could sleep and make sure she didn’t run off.
At 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve, Works drove to a place on Ringgold Road where he met his father. The report states that Works then allowed her to leave and he left with his father. The woman said she went back to her house where her father took her to the hospital.
According to the report, the woman suffered from fractures to her nose and chin. She had abrasions, bruises and scrapes on her arms, legs and face.
Works, of Graystone Valley Road address in Ooltewah, is being held in the Hamilton County Jail under a $100,000 bond, where Chattanooga police have charged him with Aggravated Assault and Kidnapping.
