UPDATE: The Richland County Sheriff's Department updated its initial report of the bond amount to $100,000, $50,000 for each charge.

RICHLAND COUNTY -- A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after what deputies described as a violent roadside kidnapping attempt in Richland County.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department said the incident happened on Saturday around 6:30 a.m. on Miles Road. Investigators said the victim was riding her bicycle when a vehicle hit her. The vehicle then reportedly turned around and came back to where she was lying in the road.

Investigators allege the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Timothy Ulness, then got out of the vehicle and hit the woman in the face before placing her in a chokehold. Officials said he attempted to drag her to his veh

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