Morganton, N.C. (WHKY) –  A man is charged with assaulting and kidnapping a woman who was later found without clothing on and showing signs of having been assaulted. The suspect is 56-year-old Terry Eugene Hawkins of Morganton.

Early this morning (September 19) Morganton Public Safety officers were dispatched to the area of 306 Center St. in reference to an investigation involving a female reportedly in distress. Dispatch told officers that a caller had reported seeing a naked female in the area.

Upon arrival, officers located the female on the property and observed visible injuries consistent with having been physically assaulted. During the investigation, the victim reported to officers that she had been held against her will and physically assaulted.

As a result of the investigation Hawkins was arrested and charged with second-degree kidnapping and domestic violence.

He was being held in the Burke County Jail with no bond. He is scheduled for a first appearance Monday (September 21).