The Latest: Man accused of holding woman to appear in court
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on a woman found in a pit in her neighbor's shed (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
Police say an Ohio man accused of kidnapping a neighbor and keeping her trapped in a small pit is set to appear in court Thursday on a felony charge of kidnapping.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Blanchester police Chief Scott Reinbolt says Dennis Dunn was arrested Wednesday after police found the woman, who had been reported missing by her mother around 2 a.m.
Police say officers responding to neighbors' calls of a woman crying about 4 a.m. found her crouching in a pit about 2 feet wide by 2 feet long and about 3 1/2 feet deep in a shed behind Dunn's house.
Reinbolt says neighbors told police Dunn might possess an assault rifle but he "nonchalantly" came out of the front door and was arrested without incident.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dunn is in custody and can't be reached for comment.
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3:10 p.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say an Ohio man with mental health problems kidnapped a neighbor and kept her trapped in a small pit in his backyard shed, where her cries for help alerted other people living nearby and led to her rescue.
Blanchester police say Dennis Dunn has a history of mental health issues and was taken to jail. The woman was treated at a hospital and released.
Police say the woman was reported missing around 2 a.m. Wednesday and neighbors called them about 4 a.m. after hearing cries from the shed in Blanchester.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officers found the woman in the pit. They say the hole was covered with a wooden board that had heavy objects on top of it, preventing her from getting out.
It can't be determined whether Dunn has an attorney to comment on the accusations.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This item has been corrected to show police say Dunn was taken to a jail, not a hospital.