A man was arrested Thursday after being accused of kidnapping, raping and sodomizing a 15-year-old girl in Augusta, according to multiple media reports.

Bill Eugene Anderson, 59, is accused of spotting the girl walking along the 200 block of Pleasant Home Road and approaching her in his car, the Augusta Chronicle reported. He told her that he had a gun and demanded that she get into the car, according to a Richmond County Sheriff's Office incident report.

The report, which was obtained by the Chronicle, said Anderson took the teenager to a nearby motel off Gordon Highway and sexually assault her.

After he left, the victim ran to a gas station and called for help, the newspaper reported. Her mother met her at the sheriff’s office about 8:30 a.m. July 2.

Authorities were able to find Anderson this week and take him into custody on counts of kidnapping, rape and sodomy, according to Richmond County jail records. The sheriff’s office told the Chronicle that he is homeless.

He remains in jail without bond.

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