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NC Man Chained Woman To Bed For Days To Prevent Testimony, Now On The Run: Sheriff

Deputies believe Spencer O'Connor Elliott chained a woman to a bed at his house for days so she wouldn't testify against him.
Spencer O'Connor Elliott

MARION, NC - A western North Carolina man accused of chaining a woman to a bed to keep her from testifying against him is on the run, according to the McDowell County Sheriff's Office.

Spencer O’Connor Elliott is wanted for First-Degree Kidnapping, Intimidating a State's Witness and Assault on a Female according to WSPA.

Elliott, 48, was scheduled to appear in court with the victim were scheduled to appear in court last week for a domestic violence order she took out against him.

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The woman was chained up at Elliott's home in Marion for days and escaped on Sept. 22, according to a report from the sheriff's office.

Authorities are looking for Elliott.

If you have any information on Elliott, call Capt. Shanon Smith at (828) 652-2237 or McDowell County Crime Stoppers at 828-65-CRIME (652-7463). You can text a tip to Crime Stoppers. Text TIP MCDOWELLSO and your information to 888777.

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