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Rodriguez, Jean Carlo booked on second-degree kidnapping charge at Gaston County Jail -Main
The Gaston County record lists four charges but does not publish statute numbers.
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Production note: AI-assisted editorial revision based on the cited official booking record and current official statutes. The booking source did not provide a court disposition.
Rodriguez, Jean Carlo was booked at Gaston County Jail -Main on July 14, 2026, according to the official jail record.
The record lists “Kidnapping, Second Degree,” “Assault, Female,” “Injury, Personal Property” and “Telephone, Interfere Emergency Communication.” It does not publish statute numbers or factual details.
North Carolina section 14-39 defines kidnapping and classifies it as second degree when the victim was released in a safe place and had not been seriously injured or sexually assaulted. Section 14-33 includes assault on a female by a male at least eighteen. Section 14-160 addresses willful and wanton injury to personal property, with grading tied to the amount of damage. Section 14-286.2 prohibits intentionally interfering with an emergency communication, including by obstructing access to or use of a communications instrument.
Because the booking record omits citations, those provisions are general legal context rather than attributed charge subsections. They do not establish that any element occurred. The source does not show a court disposition, and a booking or charge does not establish guilt.
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