SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 40-year-old South San Francisco man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to multiple felony charges, including kidnapping and elder abuse. Richard Wilfred Kramer is accused of forcibly dragging his 71-year-old mother into his car and holding her against her will for nearly 10 hours in an incident last month, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Kramer, prosecutors said, had a no contact order with his mother and two open felony elder abuse cases against her. On the evening of December 23, after he allegedly kidnapped his mother, he drove around South City and San Francisco for over an hour while threatening to kill her in a murder-suicide, according to the DA’s office. “He had kept her against her will for almost ten hours including time spent driving around with her,” the DA’s office wrote. The South San Francisco Police Department began an extensive search to locate Kramer’s car after his mother texted a friend to call 911, prosecutors said. Once the car was found, the victim inside “was terrified,” according to the DA’s office. Police officers found methamphetamine on Kramer during his arrest, prosecutors said. Kramer pleaded not guilty to all charges, including: Kidnapping Elder or dependent adult abuse Dissuading a witness from reporting a crime False imprisonment by violence Contempt of court Possessing a controlled substance Bail was set at $500,000. He remains in custody as of Friday morning, jail records show. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for January 14. ...read more read less