December 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A man who allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed his own grandparents in April will be making a court appearance on December 19.
43-year-old John Brent Williams of Four Seasons Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault (2 counts), especially aggravated kidnapping, theft of property, and aggravated robbery. His bond totals $230,000.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on April 16, 2024 a deputy was summoned to the sheriff’s department due to a report of a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival he spoke with Williams’ grandparents who reported that the day before on April 15 Williams came to their residence at around 9 p.m. and entered a bedroom where he stole a handgun and then held his grandmother at gunpoint refusing to let her leave the home while ordering his grandfather at gunpoint to hand over the keys to their vehicle, a 2017 black Ford Escape. During the incident, Williams allegedly tried to strangle his grandmother and began dragging her by the hair. Williams later left the residence with the gun and the vehicle. The Ford Escape was valued at $11,000
Williams was later arrested on other charges in Kentucky and was only recently extradited back to DeKalb County.