Crime

Columbus man faces rape, sodomy charges

A 29-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning on felony warrants alleging that he sexually assaulted a woman, according to an arrest report from the Columbus Police Department.

Jeffery Bernard Jukes of Columbus was taken into custody at 11:30 a.m. and charged with rape and sodomy. He is being held in the Muscogee County Jail without bond until his preliminary hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Columbus Recorder’s Court.

Further information concerning the incident wasn’t immediately released.

Sarah Robinson: 706-571-8622, @sarahR_92

This story was originally published February 29, 2016 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Columbus man faces rape, sodomy charges."

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