Log In


Reset Password

Police: Woman held other woman captive for days, beat her

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Police have arrested a woman after another woman ran naked into a central Pennsylvania store saying she'd been held captive for days and beaten with a baseball bat and fire extinguisher, among other things.

Officers responded to the Pottsville business Tuesday morning and found the Mechanicsville woman wrapped in a sheet with numerous cuts and bruises.The woman said she was restrained and beaten by 47-year-old Holly Ann Rhode - who was also at the business - inside Rhode's Pottsville apartment. The woman said Rhode took her clothes and deprived her of basic necessities.Police haven't released a motive, but say they found enough evidence to charge her with aggravated assault, unlawful restraint and other crimes.Rhode remained jailed Friday and her attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.