Former NFL player charged with kidnapping in Mississippi

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A former NFL player has been arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charges, police said.

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Jerrell Povey, 35, who played football for Ole Miss in college and played several seasons in the NFL,

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was booked into the Madison County Detention Center on a kidnapping charge around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, booking records show.

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Ridgeland police officers found Povey and accomplice Gavin Bates, 35, at the Chase Bank on Highland Colony Parkway on Thursday,

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Police Chief Brian Myers told NBC affiliate WLBT in Jackson. Ridgeland is about 10 miles northeast of Jackson.

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Police said the victim contacted police and told officers he had been kidnapped "against his will" and

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"forced to withdraw money" at the bank, Myers said.

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The police chief said that the victim is safe and the incident is being investigated.

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Both Povey and Bates were later taken into custody on kidnapping charges.

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