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Gainesville man indicted in kidnapping teen jogger
Authorities say Brandon Nix attempted to rape 17-year-old at East Hall home
Brandon Nix
Brandon Nix
A Gainesville man accused of kidnapping a 17-year-old jogger and attempting to rape her was indicted Monday. Brandon Scott Nix, 27, was charged with kidnapping, aggravated sodomy, attempted rape, false imprisonment, aggravated assault and sexual battery related to an alleged Nov. 2 assault. The 17-year-old girl was jogging on Barrett Road when Nix allegedly came up behind her in his pickup truck.