Lawyer says alleged captor not guilty

The attorney for a northeast Georgia man accused of holding his family captive in a trailer for three years says his client is innocent. 36-year-old Raymond Daniel Thurmond of Lavonia is in the Franklin County Jail awaiting a bond hearing. He was arrested at the poultry plant where he worked after his wife escaped the trailer. It was found teeming with roaches, spoiled food and moldy mattresses.

Neglect and captivity case in northeast Georgia

A northeast Georgia community is stunned today after the arrest of a man accused of holding his wife and four children captive. Police say Raymond Daniel Thurmond held his family for three years at their home in Lavonia. The children are between 9 and 14 years old. Authorities say the family was living in squalor – with thousands of roaches swarming their mobile home. Thurmond is being held without bond.