Jayson Z. Harper, 914 Rebecca St., pleaded not guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to two counts of kidnapping and one count each of domestic violence, aggravated menacing, endangering children and driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
If convicted of the charges, Harper faces up to 23 ½ years in prison.
The charges stem from a July 4 incident originating at a home along Township Road 466.
It was there, shortly after midnight, Holmes County sheriff's deputies were called by a woman who said she was forced out of a vehicle by her boyfriend,