Contributed report

Last night, at approximately 11 p.m., Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a call from Chesterfield Police Department, advising that a female had been transported to a local hospital by ambulance after being found along Route 60 in Chesterfield County, severely beaten. 

An investigation revealed that a male subject had entered a residence in the 2100 block of Academy Road in Powhatan County, beaten and cut the female resident and demanded money.  The male then abducted the female victim from her home and drove into Chesterfield County where she was forced to withdraw money from an ATM.  While being interviewed at the hospital, the victim advised that the suspect had set a fire in her residence. 

The victim was able to provide police with a physical description of the suspect and vehicle.  A statewide broadcast was distributed by Chesterfield and an Amelia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy located the suspect vehicle traveling in the western part of Amelia County .  The driver was identified as James Lee Wolfe, Sr., 29 years of age, of Amelia County. 

Wolfe has been charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit robbery, robbery, abduction, aggravated malicious wounding and arson in Powhatan County and robbery in Chesterfield County.  Wolfe is being held without bond and will be arraigned in Powhatan General District Court tomorrow.