Crime & Safety
Sheriff: Man Locked Girlfriend in Trailer
Deputies freed the woman on Monday, reports said.
A 23-year-old Ames man could spend a year in jail for allegedly locking his significant other in a trailer home with a padlock, according to an article on the Ames Tribune.
Joshua Bonham, of Lincoln Way, was arrested Monday on false imprisonment charges.
The sheriff's office said they received a call 9:30 p.m. Monday about a woman who was locked inside her trailer home and freed her.
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Bonham reportedly locked her in the trailer after an argument that took place earlier in the day.
False imprisonment is a serious misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,875 fine and a year in prison.
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