A Texas man accused of beating and starving a woman he met on the dating app Bumble has been released from jail after posting $50,000 bail, according to reports.
Fox station KRIV in Houston, Texas, reported that 21-year-old Zachary Kent Mills was arrested by Harris County deputies last week and charged with first-degree aggravated kidnapping.
Zachary Mills has been charged with first degree aggravated kidnapping.
(Mark Herman, Harris County Police Precinct 4)
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Precinct 4 deputies responded to a call in Tomball, Texas, on December 29, following reports that a woman was assaulted by a man she met online, later identified as Mills.
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After an investigation, officers determined that the victim was at the Mill residence five days prior and was allegedly being held against her will.
The woman also claimed to officers that she was sexually assaulted multiple times before finally being able to seek help from a neighbor.
Zachary Mills has been charged with first degree aggravated kidnapping.
(Mark Herman, Harris County Police Precinct 4)
Court documents indicate that the victim claimed that when she arrived at her apartment, Mills attempted to have sex with her, and as soon as she denied the advances, he began to assault her with a clenched fist, wouldn’t let her out, and bit her. on her neck and face, KRIV reported.
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The victim also told authorities that Mills struck her with the handle of a screwdriver when her hands got tired.
Police said the victim claimed she was denied food and water while at the Mill residence and that she had suffered “serious bodily injury” from the assault.
She was taken to an area hospital and treated for her injuries.
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Officer Mark Herman released a statement last week saying Mills was arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with first-degree aggravated kidnapping.
Bail was set at $50,000, which Mills was able to pay to be released from jail.
