5 billed right after witness finds girl overwhelmed, bare in pet dog cage, deputies say

5 people today were arrested after police say they kidnapped a 20-year-aged girl and imprisoned her in a cage.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office explained to WJBF investigators responded to a home on Nellie Travel on Tuesday all over 10:30 p.m. just after they been given reviews of a target of untrue imprisonment.

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Authorities advised WJBF that a witness experienced found the woman locked in a pet cage inside of 32-year-aged Shawna Sue Powell’s house though he was there to pick up some of his possessions. He instructed deputies the girl was bare, crushed severely, and asked him for help.

WJBF explained when the witness confronted Powell about the ladies in the cage, Powell explained to him, “That is my whore. She stole a bunch of stuff from me, so she is going to be my sexual intercourse slave, and I am likely to pimp her out right up until she pays it off.”

The witness informed officials that he then overheard a person within the property state that various people today were on their way to “have their way with her.”

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According to WJBF, the witness advised deputies that he realized two individuals inside of the household have been armed and that when he initial arrived, a single of the males pointed a gun at him because of to not knowing who he was. He implicated 19-yr-aged Dawson Alexander Weston was at house and normally carrying a weapon.

WJBF explained deputies on the perimeter of the primary house recognized movement inside. The deputies attempted to instruct people within to arrive out with their hands up. WJBF additional that investigators even tried using to call Powell by name.

A temporary time later, WJBF mentioned 24-calendar year-previous Demichael Rashawn Dawson, a male deputies considered was armed, exited the dwelling.

Dawson informed investigators that far more individuals had been within, and 3 pit bulls within the home had been allow outside the house to let the deputies enter, in accordance to WJBF.

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When they entered the home, authorities claimed deputies uncovered an empty cage that was thought to be in which the sufferer was held. In addition, human and animal feces ended up in distinctive rooms all over the household.

WJBF said investigators inevitably uncovered the sufferer lying on a bed in the front left bed room of the dwelling, injured and emotionally distraught. According to deputies, she was located with a number of accidents to her encounter her remaining eye was seriously swollen and bruised.

Authorities explained to WJBF they believed there was at the very least one particular a lot more man or woman within the property. They then attempted to negotiate them out right before Powell exited the space.

Powell questioned investigators what was likely on and reported she experienced been asleep.

SouthStar EMS responded and transported the sufferer to an spot hospital. Animal management also responded by getting the canine.

Investigators billed Powell, Weston, Dawson, 29-calendar year-previous Anjelika Denice Figueroa, and 18-year-previous Savannah Marie Piazzi with kidnapping, bogus imprisonment, aggravated assault, and firearm possession through the commission of a criminal offense.

WJBF included that Dawson was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

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