The incident went down on Might 27 in Navarre, in accordance with a press launch from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Workplace, who responded to what they referred to as “a report of a suspicious word discovered contained in the restroom of a neighborhood enterprise.”

Per authorities, the word “written by the sufferer recognized herself and indicated she was being held in opposition to her will at a close-by residence and feared for her life.”

Talking with My NBC 15, sandwich artist Eleanor Espresso recalled discovering a “little piece of crumpled up paper that was shoved subsequent to our bathroom paper dispenser, and it seemed like a chunk of trash.” Describing the contents of the word, Espresso added, “She was like, ‘Please assist me. I am at this deal with in Navarre. I would like you to name the police and do a wellness verify.’”

Based on an arrest report, through Regulation & Crime, the word ended with a plea studying, “Please assist get me residence! HELP! Get me earlier than Might thirtieth!”

“She left her title and deal with, of the place she was going to be at, what sort of automotive can be within the driveway,” Chief Randy Tifft added. “So she left quite a lot of particulars within the notes, so we may come to her and assist her.”

Workers then recognized the sufferer and 34-year-old Jordan Williams — an indie wrestler — through surveillance footage from the shop; the pair reportedly mentioned they have been choosing up DoorDash orders, earlier than the lady was seen strolling to the lavatory the place the word was discovered. Authorities additionally acknowledged the sufferer’s title, because the Sheriff’s Workplace says “Williams and the sufferer have a documented historical past with our company of home violence incidents.”

Per the arrest report, the sufferer’s mom advised police she thought Williams was “controlling” her daughter’s actions, including that her daughter suffered from bipolar dysfunction and a mind tumor. The lady’s ex-husband, in the meantime, advised police Williams allegedly “threatened to kills his kids and his household,” and had held her captive beforehand.

A search warrant was executed on the deal with left within the word, the place authorities discovered an grownup lady “who confirmed she authored the word and detailed a protracted interval of abuse.”

“She detailed repeated assaults, threats involving weapons, and being held in isolation by Williams for a span of a number of months,” mentioned the Sheriff. “Deputies noticed seen accidents, and the sufferer was transported by EMS to a neighborhood hospital for remedy of suspected damaged bones and different trauma.”

Williams was arrested on felony prices of aggravated assault with a lethal weapon, kidnap — false imprisonment and battery and battery by strangulation, in addition to a misdemeanor cost of battery — contact or strike. He was ordered to be held with out bond final week and has a courtroom look scheduled for Monday, June 2, earlier than a June 19 arraignment.

“This case represents the energy of coordinated work by my workers and the bravery of the sufferer,” Sheriff Bob Johnson mentioned in a press release. “Due to her braveness and the deputies’ swift actions, she is now secure and receiving care.”