An expert wrestler has been charged with felony kidnapping and assault after his alleged sufferer left a word in a Florida sandwich store begging for assist, in accordance with authorities.
Jordan Williams, a 34-year-old, blue-haired wrestler often called Jayden Steele within the ring, was busted after investigators reviewed surveillance footage on the Jersey Mike’s in Navarre the place the word was discovered, in accordance with NBC 15 Information.
Sandwich maker Eleanor Espresso informed the outlet that she discovered the crumpled-up word on the restroom flooring.
“[The author] was like, ‘Please assist me. I’m at this deal with in Navarre. I would like you to name the police and do a wellness examine,’” mentioned Espresso, who instantly alerted her supervisor and known as 911.
“Let cops know don’t strategy the home except my Hyundai Kona is within the driveway as a result of his mother and father will alert him and he’ll damage me … I simply wish to get residence to my children and household … He controls my cellphone so he’ll know [if you message me],” the word learn, in accordance with the arrest report seen by EWrestling Information.
“Please assist get me residence! HELP!”
The word was discovered by workers simply 20 minutes after it had been left on Might 27, in accordance with the arrest report.
Cops have been capable of monitor down the alleged sufferer due to the main points left within the word.
Surveillance footage then led to Williams, who has a historical past of home violence, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Workplace Chief Deputy Randy Tifft informed NBC Information 15.
“There was two earlier home violence incidents, so that is the third,” Tifft mentioned.
Deputies later discovered the alleged sufferer at a house that they had on file for Williams, simply two miles from the Jersey Mike’s the place the word was discovered.
She had seen accidents and was rushed to the hospital for suspected damaged bones and different trauma, police mentioned.
The accuser additionally reported a chronic interval of abuse, together with six to eight months in isolation, repeated assaults and threats involving weapons, in accordance with a information launch shared by the sheriff’s workplace on Fb.
She detailed three assaults up to now three months, together with an event when he allegedly held a knife to her throat, a separate event when he choked her and slammed her to the bottom and knelt on her again, and a 3rd when she mentioned he punched her within the face, in accordance with the arrest report.
The alleged sufferer informed police Steele repeatedly threatened to kill her if she sought assist, and her ex-husband has an lively restraining order out in opposition to the defendant, in accordance with the arrest report.
The ex claimed Williams as soon as held the sufferer captive for 2 days, throughout which he allegedly tied her to a mattress, urinated on her, and spat tobacco in her mouth, in accordance with investigators.
Williams made his first courtroom look on Might 29 and is being held with out bond.
He faces a number of home violence fees together with felony aggravated assault with a lethal weapon, felony kidnap, felony battery, misdemeanor battery/contact or strike and felony battery strangulation.
Williams pleaded not responsible to all the fees in opposition to him and is being held at Santa Rosa County Jail.
His arraignment is scheduled for June 19.
“Anyone who would do this to a different lady, he don’t have to be strolling round free in our neighborhood,” Tifft informed NBC 15 Information.
