Receives 25 years for kidnapping, assault and rape convictions

Jordan Ballard, 29, was sentenced in Lake County Circuit Court on Jan. 24 to a total sentence of 25 years in prision on four felony charges.
Ballard was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping, 10 years; rape, 10 years; aggravated assault, four years; and assault, 11 months and 29 days.
The sentences are to run concurrently. He was also ordered to community supervision for life following completion of his sentence and pay fines totaling $8,500.
Ballard was indicted by the Lake County Grand Jury on Nov. 9, 2020 for crimes that he committed on Aug. 26, 2020.