SALINE COUNTY — The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Kansas couple for alleged abuse.
On Thursday, deputies arrested 50-year-old Bradley Scott Stanley and 57-year-old Trisha Kay Womack of Gypsum, according to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander.
The couple allegedly abused and held a 20-year-old woman against her will.
The abuse reportedly began in July. The 20-year-old victim, who had been living with the couple, reported Stanley for physically abusing her and Womack at a home in the 200 block of Hawkes Street in Gypsum, according to Melander.
The victim returned to the residence on Wednesday at the invitation of Womack who told her that Stanley was not there and she could pick up her belongings.
When she arrived, the couple held her against her will and tried to convince her not to testify against Stanley. When the couple fell asleep, she was able to escape.
Deputies used a search warrant to enter the home and found Stanley hiding in a closet behind a false wall. They used pepper spray to remove him from the residence.
Stanley is being held on requested charges of Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Intimidation of a Witness, Criminal Threat, DV Battery, Possession of Meth and Possession of Paraphernalia and several warrants from July and August for Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Domestic Violence Battery Impeding Breathing and Domestic Violence Battery
Womack is being held on requested charges of Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Intimidation of a Witness, Criminal Threat and Obstruction