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Trotwood man held on kidnapping, rape charges

A man charged with kidnapping, rape and compelling prostitution denied the charges in Miami Municipal Court this morning.

Brian Clay Hawkins, 43, of Trotwood, was arrested Friday morning at a rest area near Piqua by an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper, WHIO’s Steve Baker reports.

The alleged victim was a female passenger in Hawkins’ vehicle at the rest area, according to court proceedings.

Hawkins entered pleas of not guilty and the judge set bond at $60,000 cash.

He remains an inmate at the Miami County Jail.

The Piqua Post of the highway patrol is the investigating agency.