I wonder if good old Manuel and Tahlia were in the country legally.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fla-couple-accused-kidnapping-pregnant-174005704.html
A Florida couple allegedly held a pregnant woman and her young daughter hostage for close to two weeks, sexually assaulting the expectant mother and threatening to kill her with a hammer if she tried escaping, PEOPLE confirms.
Manuel Escobar, 32, and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Tahlia Ortiz, were arrested on Tuesday and as of Friday, remained in police custody without bail.
According to detectives, the woman, who is 18 weeks pregnant, and Escobar had an argument during a phone conversation on July 5. He allegedly appeared at her home the next morning and attacked her, leaving her with two black eyes and a bloody nose.
The release alleges Escobar smashed the woman’s cellphone and choked her. He then allegedly called Ortiz for advice. Not knowing what to do, he allegedly asked “if he should just kill her,” investigators allege in court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Escobar allegedly ordered the woman and her daughter into his truck, and drove them to his home. There, investigators alleged he continually beat her and sexually assaulted her between three or four times, in front of her daughter. Ortiz allegedly participated in the sexual assaults.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fla-couple-accused-kidnapping-pregnant-174005704.html
A Florida couple allegedly held a pregnant woman and her young daughter hostage for close to two weeks, sexually assaulting the expectant mother and threatening to kill her with a hammer if she tried escaping, PEOPLE confirms.
Manuel Escobar, 32, and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Tahlia Ortiz, were arrested on Tuesday and as of Friday, remained in police custody without bail.
According to detectives, the woman, who is 18 weeks pregnant, and Escobar had an argument during a phone conversation on July 5. He allegedly appeared at her home the next morning and attacked her, leaving her with two black eyes and a bloody nose.
The release alleges Escobar smashed the woman’s cellphone and choked her. He then allegedly called Ortiz for advice. Not knowing what to do, he allegedly asked “if he should just kill her,” investigators allege in court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Escobar allegedly ordered the woman and her daughter into his truck, and drove them to his home. There, investigators alleged he continually beat her and sexually assaulted her between three or four times, in front of her daughter. Ortiz allegedly participated in the sexual assaults.
