Jeffrey Wayne Kiley, 49, of Robinwood has been charged with first-degree kidnapping and violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, in connection with an incident Sunday morning at a Gardendale convenience store. He is lodged in the Jefferson County Jail on $70,000 bond.

A man who’s charged with trying to kidnap a Gardendale convenience-store clerk has been released from jail, after a judge lowered his bond.

Jeffery Wayne Kiley, 49, whose last known address was in the Robinwood neighborhood, was released over the weekend. He is charged with with first-degree kidnapping and violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. His original bond was set at $70,000.

As reported by The North Jefferson News earlier this month, Kiley is accused in an incident that occurred at the Circle K/BP store on Fieldstown Road on Sunday, June 7, in which a female store clerk fought off the suspect’s attempts to drag her away from the store. Kiley was caught after Gardendale Police posted still images from surveillance video of the incident; a Tarrant Police officer recognized Kiley and picked him up.

Kiley previously served 20 years in prison on convictions for rape, sodomy and kidnapping.

His next court appearance will be in August.