A Missouri man accused of holding a lady captive in his basement until she escaped final 12 months has been indicted on rape and different counts that carry life in jail, the Clay County prosecutor mentioned Tuesday.
Timothy Haslett Jr., 40, was indicted on 9 prices, together with rape, sodomy and kidnapping, Prosecuting Legal professional Zach Thompson mentioned.
If convicted, Haslett, who’s being held in lieu of $3 million bond, may face greater than 5 life sentences in jail, Thompson mentioned.
“We’d not be right here at present if not for the bravery of 1 girl and the tireless efforts of the women and men of 16 totally different companies,” Thompson mentioned, based on video streamed by local media.
Haslett was arrested in October after a lady escaped from his dwelling in Excelsior Springs sporting a metallic collar with a padlock on it and went to neighbors for assist, police mentioned in courtroom paperwork.
A neighbor has mentioned that she was preparing for work on Oct. 7 when she heard the victim asking for help and that she known as police.
Haslett’s public defender mentioned he’ll plead not responsible at his courtroom look Friday.
The sufferer informed police that Haslett picked her up on a Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, avenue firstly of September and that she had been held in a small room within the basement, restrained by wrist and ankle handcuffs, police mentioned in a possible trigger assertion beforehand filed in courtroom.
The girl additionally mentioned she had been repeatedly raped and whipped however managed to flee when Haslett left to take his baby to highschool, a detective mentioned within the doc.
The grand jury indictment introduced Tuesday cites one rely of first-degree rape, 4 counts of first-degree sodomy, one rely of first-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault and one rely of endangering a toddler.
It’s an open investigation, Thompson, the prosecutor, mentioned Tuesday. He inspired anybody with any info to contact Excelsior Springs police.
Excelsior Springs is a metropolis of round 10,500 individuals about 25 miles northeast of downtown Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
