Murray County (September 24, 2022) – On September 24th, officers responded to a female caller claiming she had been chained up and robbed at knifepoint. Dispatch advised police that the female was currently at the neighbor’s residence.
When police arrived on the scene and made contact with the female victim, she had a rusted padlocked chain around her neck and advised officers that she had injured wrists due to being handcuffed. Officers observed red marks on both of her wrists.
The victim told police the incident occurred when she entered the residence that evening to collect a rice maker. She set her purse and phone on the table, and the back door was kicked in as she walked out of the kitchen. A male and female came inside, and the female pushed her down. They put her in handcuffs, grabbed her arms, and yelled at her to get on the floor while advising her not to look at them.
The female victim claimed that the male had a machete and told the woman to give him all her drugs and money, which she advised him she did not have. They claimed to “know who she was, know her name, and knew that she had drugs and money.” They then covered her mouth with a sheet and blanketed her head. She was taken to another room and thrown on the bed while the female advised the male to “not touch her.”
The male picked up the victim, put her on a ladder, told her to climb up, and stated she was “going to die today.” He then put the chain around her neck and padlocked it and put the chain around the open part of the ceiling on the truss, and handcuffed it where she could not leave. They then kicked the ladder before someone said, “come on, let’s go,” and left.
When the victim did not hear anything, she took the cuffs off of one hand, then the cuffs off the chain, and then took off running with the handcuffs and chain still attached. The victim ran screaming and scared into another residence where her husband was. He saw the chains on her neck and wrist, drove to the property to look around, and spotted a knife behind the female victim’s vehicle. This knife was identified as a knife the female attacker was carrying.
The property is currently undergoing repairs, and over the last several months, several items were stolen, which the victim hasn’t reported. During the incident, the victim claimed her purse was stolen as well as her cell phone and some power tools.
Kati Roberts of Murray County has been charged with Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, Burglary- Forced Entry, Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Aggravated Assault for the incident.
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 9/24/2022 at approximately 9:08 P.M. I, Deputy Hall and CPL Brown were dispatched to [200 BLOCK] Old Hwy 2 in reference to a female calling in advising that she was chained up and robbed at knife point. Dispatch advised the female was at the neighbors residence.
I arrived at [200 BLOCK] Old Hwy 2 and made contact with Ms. [VICTIM #1]. Ms. [VICTIM #1] had a rusted chain around her neck that was padlocked. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that her wrists hurt due to them being handcuffed. I observed red marks on both of her wrists. I took pictures of Ms. [VICTIM #1] which will be attached to the report.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that the incident took place when she text her daughter at 8:20 P.M. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised she went to the residence to get a rice maker and she sat her purse and phone down on the table. Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated as she was walking out from the kitchen the back door was kicked in and a male and female came inside and the female pushed her down and put her in handcuffs and the male had grabbed her arms. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that they were yelling for her get on the floor, to turn around and not to look at them.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised the male had a machete and advised her to give them all of her drugs and money. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised them that she did not have any drugs or money. Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated that the male and female told her they knew who she was and knew that she did have drugs and that she was a drug dealer and that they knew her name. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that they then covered her mouth with a sheet and then put a blanket over her head. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that she was took to the room and then threw on the bed. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that the female then stated to the male not to touch her.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] then advised the male then picked her up and put her on a ladder and told her to climb to the top, and stated that she was going to die today and then put a chain around her neck and padlocked it and then put the chain around the open part of the ceiling on the trust and handcuffed it to where she could not leave. Ms. [VICTIM #1] then advised they kicked the ladder but it did not fall over.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that she heard someone say “come on let’s go” and then after she did not hear anything she took the cuffs off of one hand and then took the cuffs off of the chain and took off running with the chain and handcuffs still on. Ms. [VICTIM #1]’s daughter ([WITNESS #1]) advised that Ms. [VICTIM #1] arrived on the front porch around 8:53 P.M. I advised dispatch to send in EMS to go ahead and come on scene to check the female out.
CPL Brown then advised we were going next door to the scene to clear the residence. CPL Brown and I went inside the residence through the opened back door. The back door had been kicked in, the frame was busted and there was small wooden pieces in the floor. The latch to the door was on the table. Units then began to clear the residence. We found a ladder in the bedroom that had a piece of sheet on top of it as well as a gray blanket on the floor. Pictures were taken and will be added to the report.
I then went back to [200 BLOCK] Old Hwy 2 and spoke with [WITNESS #1]. [WITNESS #1] advised that she heard someone banging on the door and she did not know who it was. Ms. [WITNESS #1] advised that she heard them say “it’s me” her mother (Ms. [VICTIM #1]) and she went to the door and was not expecting it to be her. Ms. [WITNESS #1] stated that Ms. [VICTIM #1] had a chain around her neck and black handcuffs and comes in crying with make up all over face.
Ms. [WITNESS #1] advised that she asked Ms. [VICTIM #1] what happened and she just stood there and then stated someone tried to kill her. Ms. [WITNESS #1] advised she asked Ms. [VICTIM #1] what she meant that she had thought she left. Ms. [WITNESS #1] advised that Ms. [VICTIM #1] kept trying to take the chain off her neck and still did not know what happened so she called 911 and gave her mom the phone.
I then spoke with [WITNESS #2] and he advised he was cooking dinner and then Ms. [VICTIM #1] came in screaming and scared. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised he seen that Ms. [VICTIM #1] had the chain on her neck and handcuffs on. Mr. [WITNESS #2] then shut the door due to her wife panicking and closed it. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised approximately 5-10 minutes later he drove over to the residence to look around and then he spotted a knife behind Ms. [VICTIM #1]’s vehicle on the ground and grabbed it and brought it back to the residence and laid it out front.
I took a picture of the knife at the bottom of the steps where Mr. [WITNESS #2] had laid it down and it will be attached to the report. Ms. [VICTIM #1] was checked by EMS and denied transport to the hospital and signed a refusal to go with them. I then asked Ms. [VICTIM #1] if this was her knife and she advised that the male subject had a machete to her neck and that the knife found the female had with her and put it to her neck as well.
I then asked Ms. [VICTIM #1] to try and give me the best description of the male and female that she could. Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated that the female had a white bandana covering her mouth and had light blonde hair, skinny build and approximately 5 foot to 5 foot 1 inches tall, wearing old dirty clothes (possibly camo) but it was too dark to tell exactly. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised the male was approximately 5-10 to 6 foot tall, with reddish/brown shaggy hair and had a white bandana covering his mouth.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that they looked like drug people and I advised her to explain. Ms. [VICTIM #1] then explained that they smelled really bad and were shaky while they were touching her and both had on old raggedy clothes. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that while she was tied up she heard them going through the residence and taking things. Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that the residence is currently being fixed and that there is no power.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that over the last month the residence has been broken into twice, but she did not report it and below are some of the items taken.
2 red and black generators
dewalt leaf blower
2 weed eaters 1 gas 1 electric
red air compressor
2-3 hammers
skill saw
nail gun
black industrial fan
sony flat screen television
Ms. [VICTIM #1] advised that her purse and items inside were stolen this time which will be under the Property-general tab as well as a cell phone and some power tools.
Mr. [WITNESS #2] then advised me that [VICTIM #2] showed up at the door with Ms. [VICTIM #1] and that him and [WITNESS #1] did not know he was in the area. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised that him and Mr. [VICTIM #2] then went to the residence and that Mr. [VICTIM #2] told him to pick up the knife behind the vehicle. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised that him and Mr. [VICTIM #2] both grabbed a kitchen knife before they went over there. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised that Mr. [VICTIM #2] stated when he came in the door behind Ms. [VICTIM #1] that he was attacked as well.
Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised that Ms. [VICTIM #1] told him that Mr. [VICTIM #2] came from the street and was holding a flashlight and told her to stop while she was running but she kept running. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised that Mr. [VICTIM #2] has been seen in the area in a silver GMC 4 door truck. Mr. [WITNESS #2] advised that Mr. [VICTIM #2] has been trying to visit Ms. [VICTIM #1] at her work and the cops have been called at Wendy’s due to him being there and bothering her.
Another family had a picture of the truck that Mr. [VICTIM #2] drives which showed the GA registration as [REDACTED]. I then ran that tag which showed an address of [4100 BLOCK] Hwy 225 N.
Ms. [WITNESS #1] advised that Mr. [VICTIM #2]’s mother had contacted her and asked about Ms. [VICTIM #1]. Detective Dill and Sheriff Davenport arrived on scene and the scene was turned over to Detective Dill at this time.
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