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04/04/2003
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO - A Central Texas man is accused of keeping his wife on a 25-foot chain similar to those used for dogs.
Jerry Wayne Thomason, 41, was arrested after a witness contacted San Antonio police Thursday. The witness noticed the chain around the woman's neck as the couple dropped off their two sons, ages 11 and 14, at school. Police said the witness asked the husband about the chain.
Police said that the man told the witness, as he jerked the chain, that he used it so that his wife couldn't run off.
Thomason was arrested after police went to their home and found the couple in the driveway. He was charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury and unlawful restraint.
Officer Kenny Hagen said the woman was standing next to a vehicle with the chain still around her neck, while her husband slept in the driver's seat.
The chain was wrapped around her neck twice and held in place with a padlock, police said in Friday's edition of the San Antonio Express-News. The woman, who had bruises on her face, was holding the length of the chain in her arms.
"She had a really tough time talking," he said. "She was distraught, kind of like beat down, almost like you had accepted your fate in life."
San Antonio firefighters had to use bolt cutters to cut the chain.
When questioned by police, Thomason said he loved his wife and wanted to take care of her.
Thomason was in Bexar County Jail on Friday morning. Bond was set at $53,000.
His 45-year-old wife was taken to Southeast Baptist Hospital, where she was treated and released.
Police said it's unclear how long the woman had been wearing the chain and whether she was kept tied up.
The couple's two children were with their maternal grandmother, police said.
Police are investigating the case.
04/04/2003
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO - A Central Texas man is accused of keeping his wife on a 25-foot chain similar to those used for dogs.
Jerry Wayne Thomason, 41, was arrested after a witness contacted San Antonio police Thursday. The witness noticed the chain around the woman's neck as the couple dropped off their two sons, ages 11 and 14, at school. Police said the witness asked the husband about the chain.
Police said that the man told the witness, as he jerked the chain, that he used it so that his wife couldn't run off.
Thomason was arrested after police went to their home and found the couple in the driveway. He was charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury and unlawful restraint.
Officer Kenny Hagen said the woman was standing next to a vehicle with the chain still around her neck, while her husband slept in the driver's seat.
The chain was wrapped around her neck twice and held in place with a padlock, police said in Friday's edition of the San Antonio Express-News. The woman, who had bruises on her face, was holding the length of the chain in her arms.
"She had a really tough time talking," he said. "She was distraught, kind of like beat down, almost like you had accepted your fate in life."
San Antonio firefighters had to use bolt cutters to cut the chain.
When questioned by police, Thomason said he loved his wife and wanted to take care of her.
Thomason was in Bexar County Jail on Friday morning. Bond was set at $53,000.
His 45-year-old wife was taken to Southeast Baptist Hospital, where she was treated and released.
Police said it's unclear how long the woman had been wearing the chain and whether she was kept tied up.
The couple's two children were with their maternal grandmother, police said.
Police are investigating the case.
