Bond hiked for trucker accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend

DUBLIN - A judge on Thursday pushed the bond to $50,000 for a trucker accused of kidnapping and beating his former girlfriend. <br> <br> Shannon E. Jones, 26, of Delhi, N.Y., is charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault. He was arrested Saturday after his alleged victim, Katina Shaddix, scrawled a plea for help on a bathroom wall at a Tennessee truck stop. <br> <br> The message was seen by a janitor, who alerted authorities. Officials used a satellite positioning system to trace the truck to a rest area on Interstate 16 near Dublin. <br> <br> At a hearing Thursday, Jones&#39; bond was doubled to $50,000 to account for the kidnapping charge, which was added Wednesday. He remained in the Laurens County Jail. <br> <br> Shaddix, 24, told police that she had hidden a marker in her sock and left more than 30 messages in restrooms from New York to Tennessee as she traveled with Jones. She was released from the hospital Wednesday. <br> <br> Investigators planned to meet Thursday with FBI agents, who have agreed to look into whether Jones should be charged with crimes against Shaddix in other states.