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Gainesville man sentenced to life in prison in kidnapping case
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A Gainesville man was found guilty late Wednesday by a Hall County jury of kidnapping and other charges. Jesus Arroyo Vargas, 35, was convicted of kidnapping with bodily injury, false imprisonment, sexual battery and criminal trespass of property following a Sept. 5 incident near Airport Drive in Gainesville. The jury returned the verdict at almost midnight.