Is A Small Jail Cell Appropriate Punishment For Ricky House Jr., If Convicted of Confining A Woman In A Cage? ~by Legal Pub

 

Ricky House Jr. allegedly chloroformed an Indiana mother and held her captive for two months.  Allegedly, House forced her to wear a dog collar tethered to an "intricate restraint system." House also allegedly kept the woman in a wooden cage. The victim was allegedly beaten and raped. The kidnapping apparently took place on July 9, 2014 and continued until her rescue on September 4, 2014.  The 30-year-old victim from Evansville knew Ricky House Jr. before the ordeal according to Chief Deputy Tom Latham of the Posey County Sheriff's Office. House offered her a ride which resulted in the victim being missing for nearly two months. 

House shared a mobile home with his girlfriend Kendra Tooley in Stewartsville, Indiana.  House apparently  too the victim to his home and when she tried to leave he allegedly placed chloroform over her mouth and nose rendering the victim unconscious.  When the victim awoke, her clothes were allegedly cut off and she was bound to a bed.  

Throughout July and August the  victim was kept bound to the bed.  House and Tooley  allegedly treated her like a dog, forcing her to wear a collar with a rope or leash.  She was also allegedly confined to a  "locked wooden cage." 

The victim allegedly said that her captors were trying to "impregnate" her because Tooley was too old to have children of her own. Ronald Higgs, 61-years-old, ended up saving the victim.  At some point, Higgs was able to head butt House, and help the victim escape.

House, 37 is facing 14 counts of rape, kidnapping, criminal confinement and battery.  Tooley, 44, was charged with 10 counts of rape, kidnapping and criminal confinement. Both suspects were assigned public defenders and the court entered a preliminary not guilty plea for each.  The next scheduled court date is October 1, 2014.

As always, all suspects are innocent unless otherwise proven in a court of law.