PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – One man is in custody after authorities say he held a woman at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, according to the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
At about 2:15 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a call to respond to the 12000 block of Rockford School Road.
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The caller reported that a female family member was being held at gunpoint by a man in another location. Â
Deputies arrived at that location and say they found a frightened woman.
A man, identified by the victim as 45-year-old Randy Wade Francis, ran from the residence as deputies arrived.
 A 13-hour search of the area by members of the Sheriff’s Office, Halifax County K-9 team and the Virginia State Police Aviation Unit ended with Francis' arrest without further incident.
The Sheriff's Office said Francis was in possession of a handgun. Â
He faces one count of abduction and one count of brandishing a firearm.
Francis is being held in the Pittsylvania County Jail without bond.