A woman who had been held captive by a Muncie man managed to escape and ran to a local muffler shop for help, leading to the man’s arrest. Rodney “Outlaw” Adams, 59, of Muncie, was taken into custody on Thursday after police found him hiding in an attic inside a home on S. Hackley Avenue.
Details of the Arrest
According to court documents, the hunt for Adams began on July 22 after a bruised and battered woman came running into Tom Cherry Muffler on W. 8th Street asking for help. The woman said she’d been beaten and held captive by Adams for the past several days.
Police noted bruises and marks on the woman: a black eye, an injured knee, and a swollen finger from where Adams reportedly twisted her finger until it broke or dislocated. The woman warned police that Adams was usually armed with a knife and had used the knives to threaten her and keep her from escaping.
Adams has a history of abuse and has faced drug charges and other charges of battery over the years. He pleaded guilty to strangulation and battery resulting in modest injury in 2023 and served 141 days in jail before he was given credit and time served.
Adams is being held in Delaware County Jail on preliminary charges that include criminal confinement, a Level 3 felony; intimidation with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony; battery with a prior conviction, a Level 5 felony; and strangulation, a Level 6 felony.
Original reporting: 93.1 WIBC (Indianapolis) — read the source article.
