Man Arrested For Leaving 65 Year Old Woman Padlocked In A House

Occurred Sunday, May 13, 2012, 8:40am 4641 Abner, Unlawful Restraint 1205130051

A 64-year-old man was arrested Sunday after he locked a 65-year-old woman recovering from surgery inside her home which did not allow the woman to leave or anyone else to enter.

A 41-year-old woman went to the 65-year-old woman’s house to give a Mother’s Day blessing. The 41-year-old woman called Corpus Christi Police when the 65-year-old woman was found on the floor behind a door with a padlock on the exterior of the door.

Police called for an ambulance and 64-year-old Robert Peters (12/23/1947) arrived to unlock the padlock and provide access to the 65-year-old woman. The woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.

Peters was arrested for Unlawful Restraint-Exposing a Person to Serious Bodily Injury, a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

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