A man charged with kidnapping and injuring his former girlfriend will be tried Oct. 27 in Douglas County District Court.

During a hearing Thursday morning, Judge Robert Fairchild also directed that the suspect, Matthew Jaeger, continue to wear a GPS monitoring device while free on bond.

Jaeger, 22, is charged with aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, bribery and making a criminal threat. The charges stem from an incident last year when a man broke into a woman’s apartment in Lawrence and forced her to his car after severely injuring her. Police, responding to a disturbance call at the complex in the 1200 block of George Court, stopped the vehicle a few blocks away.

Jaeger’s parents posted his $850,000 bond. His attorney, Carl Cornwell, asked Fairchild to remove the monitoring device because Jaeger had worn it without incident while in a substance abuse program in California. He said Jaeger would be spending the summer with his parents, who are from the Chicago area. Jaeger is not to travel within 100 miles of his victim.

“He knows that if he runs, this town is going to be greatly enriched,” Cornwell said, referring to forfeiture of the bond money.

Assistant Kansas Attorney General Jacqueline Spradling opposed removal of the device, noting the victim’s serious injuries.

The attorney general’s office is assisting Douglas County with the case.