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Three Arrested in Bainbridge Robbery, Kidnapping

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BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WTXL)--Three north Florida residents are accused in a Bainbridge robbery where shots were fired, and a person was kidnapped. 

It all started on the night of October 15 at the A&A convenience store on Faceville Highway.

Investigators say two men came in, one armed with a gun.

They say the person with the gun jumped over the counter went into the backroom, and shots were then fired by the store owner who had a small child there.

Investigators say an employee was taken hostage and put in the getaway car, driven by Chonda Wynette Lane of Tallahassee. That victim was then robbed and dropped off a couple miles from the store on Highway 97.

The other suspects have been identified as Ray and Michael Simmons of Quincy. They've all been arrested.