Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Dennis Ivan Reynolds appeals his convictions for aggravated assault, aggravated battery, kidnapping with bodily injury and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime. Reynolds contends that the evidence was insufficient, and that the trial court erred by failing to merge the aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and kidnapping with bodily injury offenses. Upon our review, we affirm. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v. State, 234 Ga. App. 633, 634 1 507 SE2d 514 1998. We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.
So viewed, the evidence shows that on the night of April 29, 1998, Reynolds was visiting the victim when she told him that she wanted to end their relationship of approximately four years. He became upset, went to the garage, and returned with a shotgun that he pointed at the victim and threatened to kill her. Reynolds cut the telephone line when the victim attempted to call 911, and also refused to let the victim leave. The victim testified that when she tried to leave the house, she was injured, bleeding, and frightened, but did not remember much about the attack because she was “in shock.” As she approached the front door, Reynolds knocked her down, and she fell face-down into a coffee table. Blood poured from the victim’s face, and she thought that “he had knocked her eye ball out because she couldn’t see.” Reynolds followed the victim into her bedroom, where she had run, and as the victim kneeled on her hands and knees, stood over her and threatened to kill her, himself, and her children. Reynolds then forced the victim to walk through a trail to a wooded area behind her house, where he again had her get on her hands and knees as he sat nearby holding the gun. Reynolds again threatened to kill himself, but the victim feared that he was planning to kill her while they were in the deserted area.
