Court Documents Say Woman Escaped Excelsior Springs Basement while Duct Tape and Wearing a Metal Collar

(MISSOURINET) –  Court documents say a woman escaped a Missouri home while duct taped and wearing a locked metal collar around her neck.

Excelsior Springs police are investigating the case of a 22-year-old woman, who says she had been held hostage since early September and escaped last Friday.

The woman ran to a neighboring home for help.

Police Lieutenant Ryan Dowdy says the investigation continues into the reported kidnapping, rape and assault…

39-year-old Timothy Haslett Junior has been charged in the case and has pleaded not guilty.