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Man arrested in GA for kidnapping woman in NC has extensive criminal record

Robert Brodie Jr., 32, kidnapped Mary Ann Joyner, according to Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame. This is not the first time Brodie has been charged with kidnapping Joyner, who sources say was previously a romantic partner of Brodie's. He was out on bond on kidnapping charges from Franklin County when he allegedly kidnapped Joyner a second time and took her across state lines, court records show.