Boone Co. man facing multiple charges after woman allegedly threatened, assaulted while held captive
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Boone Co. man facing multiple charges after woman allegedly threatened, assaulted while held captive
A Boone County man has been arrested on multiple charges after deputies said a woman was allegedly threatened and assaulted while being held captive against her will Christmas Eve.Click the video player above to watch other afternoon headlines from WLWTAuthorities said Travis Steinhauer, 42, told the victim at his Burlington home, “You are not leaving. I know you are going to expose me and because of that I have to kill you or hire someone to do it.”Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office received a report Sunday that the woman was assaulted on the previous day, and during which time, was held against her will in Steinhauer's home. The victim eventually escaped and remained safe at a nearby address, deputies said. Deputies ultimately obtained an arrest warrant for Steinhauer and he was taken into custody in Butler County, Ohio, on Tuesday by U.S. Marshals.The filed criminal complaint states that after threatening the victim, Steinhauer struck her face with a closed fist. The assault continued for several hours as the victim was dragged by her hair to different areas of the home. While on the floor, the complaint states that Steinhauer intentionally impeded the victim’s normal breathing by sitting on her chest and placing his forearm against her neck.Steinhauer eventually said that he was leaving the house but told the victim that if she leaves, “it was already over and he had a plan”.Steinhauer is charged with unlawful Imprisonment, strangulation, assault and terroristic threatening. He is being held at the Butler County Jail, where he awaits extradition to Boone County.
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A Boone County man has been arrested on multiple charges after deputies said a woman was allegedly threatened and assaulted while being held captive against her will Christmas Eve.
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Authorities said Travis Steinhauer, 42, told the victim at his Burlington home, “You are not leaving. I know you are going to expose me and because of that I have to kill you or hire someone to do it.”
Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office received a report Sunday that the woman was assaulted on the previous day, and during which time, was held against her will in Steinhauer's home.
The victim eventually escaped and remained safe at a nearby address, deputies said.
Deputies ultimately obtained an arrest warrant for Steinhauer and he was taken into custody in Butler County, Ohio, on Tuesday by U.S. Marshals.
The filed criminal complaint states that after threatening the victim, Steinhauer struck her face with a closed fist. The assault continued for several hours as the victim was dragged by her hair to different areas of the home.
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While on the floor, the complaint states that Steinhauer intentionally impeded the victim’s normal breathing by sitting on her chest and placing his forearm against her neck.
Steinhauer eventually said that he was leaving the house but told the victim that if she leaves, “it was already over and he had a plan”.
Steinhauer is charged with unlawful Imprisonment, strangulation, assault and terroristic threatening. He is being held at the Butler County Jail, where he awaits extradition to Boone County.
