Alex Charles was arraigned Wednesday in Franklin County Municipal Court on first-degree felony charges of kidnapping and rape, according to court records.
Charles appeared in courtroom 4D on October 21, 2026, in case number 2026 CR A 017844. The kidnapping count is filed at the grade covering terrorizing or seriously harming another person, and the rape count alleges a threat of force, according to the arraignment record.
The arraignment record gives no details about the incident behind the charges, and no victim is identified in the court record.
Charles is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Heritage Headlines is following the case and will update this story as more records are released.
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