A man arrested in April for abducting a woman on 23rd Street in Chattanooga remains in custody at the Bradley County jail where he now has both federal and state charges.

       Intensive investigation by criminal investigation detectives at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as James Ray McClinton.  When he was arrested at a motel in East Ridge on state charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault, he was identified as Thomas D. Taylor, an alias.  

     The 44-year-old victim reported she met McClinton in Chattanooga and agreed to a ride home on his motorcycle.  As they drove away the woman reported McClinton placed a knife to her throat and forced her to accompany him to a residence on Thompson Springs Road in Bradley County where she was held for almost 24 hours. She was able to escape the following day through a rear door when McClinton went to another room giving her the opportunity to seek help.  

     The investigation has included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Secret Service and other federal agencies.  McClinton is currently under indictment by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga as a felon in possession of a firearm, identity theft, and fraud related charges.      

     He is being held in Bradley County without bond.