Six West Virginia residents have been charged with kidnapping, torturing and sexually assaulting a Charleston woman for at least a week, the Logan County Sheriff's Department said Monday. Sheriff's deputies went Saturday to a Big Creek, West Virginia, residence in response to an anonymous tip that a woman was being held against her will, the department said in a news release.
As they spoke with a woman on the front porch, "a female inside the residence limped toward the door with her arms held out, saying, "Help me."
The 23-year-old woman had stab wounds on her left leg and bruises around her eyes, authorities said. The wounds were about a week old, the release said.
"Deputies found her with two black eyes, part of her hair had been pulled out, she had lacerations on her neck, and she had been physically, mentally and sexually abused," Logan County Sheriff W.E. Hunter said.
The victim was forced to eat rat and dog feces and drink from the toilet, according to the criminal complaint filed in magistrate court, The Associated Press reported.
Deputies arrested Frankie Brewster, 49; her son Bobby, 24; Danny J. Combs, 20, of Harts, West Virginia; and George A. Messer, 27, Karen Burton, 46, and Alisha Burton, 23, all of Chapmanville, West Virginia.
All six were held Monday in lieu of $100,000 bond each, and all have asked for court-appointed public defenders, according to AP.
Charges range from kidnapping and torturing to malicious wounding and battery.
Those arrested are white and the victim is black, and the FBI plans to investigate it as a possible hate crime, according to AP. The sheriff's department requested the FBI's participation, an agency spokesman told AP.
This is so sickening it's beyond ridiculous. Last I heard, they were still trying to figure out if this was a hate crime. Now, I don't know about you, but I would say that it is, being that they lured her to their trailer park and beat, stabbed and raped her. And then she was forced to eat animal waste. Just......I can't even put it into words. Poor white trash at its best. They were probably fucking one another before they decided to lure her to their trailer park. What's even worse is two women involved their children in the crime. That's some sick ass shit right there. And there was absolutely no excuse for it. I did hear this morning that they believe the girl was lured there via the Internet, but I don't know how true that is.
I just heard about this on the radio this morning. I can't believe shit like this still goes on. This is exactly why I can't believe we're still at war with another country and are helping them rebuild their land when we can't even get shit right here. Get your house in order first! Damn! And it was mother and daughter and mother and son....are you for real? Sick ass motherfuckas! Feeding her dog and rat shit and giving her toilet water to drink! How can humans be so cold?! That's just....beyond sick
And the bitch lied and said "no one is in this house but me" when the police arrived? God works in mysterious ways, I'm glad He led that girl toward the door at the time b/c I doubt if the police would've searched the house especially if they didn't have a warrant and by the time they would've gone and gotten one, IF they would've even done that, that woman would've been dead before they came back. Just sad!
UPDATE: It appears that this will not be considered a hate crime. It is said that the victim was once in a relationship with one of the guys that held her captive against her will. However, the other charges are said to carry a much longer sentencing. I think they all may be looking at life in prison, but I'm not 100% sure. I'll keep you posted.
