Pender Co. man charged with assault, kidnapping

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Pender County man is in jail charged with assault and kidnapping.

Deputies arrested Teddy Jermel Bacchus, 35, on Saturday. He is charged with Assault on a Female, Assault by Strangulation, Kidnapping, and
Interfering with emergency communications.

The victim is a 30-year-old female and also a resident of Pender County.

Bacchus was placed in the Pender County Jail on a no bond due to domestic assault.