Fourth suspect sought in abduction case

CANTON - Authorities are looking for a fourth man thought to have been involved in the abduction and beating of a woman who was then left in north Cherokee County woods. <br> <br> Jason Alan Padgett, 20, was wanted on a kidnapping with bodily injury charge, said Nicole Ebbeskotte, Cherokee County Sheriff&#39;s spokeswoman. <br> <br> The victim, whose name was not released, was abducted, beaten and abandoned in the woods Sept. 12. Rescuers were able to find her when she called 911 on a cell phone and directed authorities to her location despite serious injuries. <br> <br> Padgett was thought to be in the area of Acworth, Bartow County or Paulding County, officials said Tuesday. <br> <br> Another suspect, Edward Matthew Berger, 22, of Acworth, was arrested last week and charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery and kidnapping with bodily injury. <br> <br> Kenneth Mark Campbell, 19, of Acworth, was arrested Thursday on a probation violation warrant. Campbell wasn&#39;t charged in connection with the woman&#39;s beating but was riding in a pickup truck in which a man was shot Sept. 13. <br> <br> Investigators said that case is linked to the Sept. 12 beating because the victims in the both cases knew each other. <br> <br> Cherokee authorities also issued warrants for Danny Dutton, who is accused of driving the pickup truck. Illinois investigators said he was seen there during a police chase, but he got away.

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