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Maury County woman charged with bondage death of husband

Associated Press - April 22, 2008 8:35 PM ET

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - A Maury County woman has been charged with reckless homicide for what her attorney says was the accidental asphyxiation of her husband after he consented to be bound and gagged.

According to the arrest warrant, 25-year-old Rebecca Bargy placed duct tape over James Bargy's mouth and eyes, put a ball gag in his mouth and then tied a bandage around his head, leaving only his nostrils showing.

She also tied his hands and legs behind his back. She then left him for 20 hours.

Authorities found the 29-year-old's body around 4 p.m. Saturday. Rebecca Bargy faces up to 12 years in prison if found guilty.

She has a bond hearing set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mt. Pleasant. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.columbiadailyherald.com

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And from the Northwest Herald in Illinois:

April 09, 2008

Chained man rescued from fire

By JIM BUTTS - jbutts@nwherald.com

CRYSTAL LAKE – A 55-year-old Crystal Lake man was found chained by the neck in the basement of a burning home Tuesday, police said.

After the man was rescued from the building, he told police that he had been confined in the basement of his own free will and was not a victim of a crime, Crystal Lake Police Deputy Chief Dennis Harris said.

“He’s not elaborating on the unusual circumstances,” Harris said. “We have some doubts about the veracity of his story. We are still investigating why he was where he was and is saying what he says.”

Police responded to a call regarding a structure fire at 1398 Dolo Rosa Vista at 7:51 a.m. Tuesday, Crystal Lake police said in a news release.

The first units to arrive met three adults outside the home who said that a man still was in the basement of the burning building.

Firefighters entered the home and found the man with the chain locked around his neck.

The other end of the chain was secured by a padlock to a structural post in the basement, police said.

The man was cut free and taken to a hospital, where he was treated for smoke inhalation and then released. The other three adults who had been in the home were treated at the scene and released, police said.