KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials will provide an update on the case of a man accused of raping and holding a woman against her will in his Excelsior Springs basement.
Timothy Haslett Jr. was arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape and second-degree assault last October.
Police arrested Haslett after the victim escaped from a room in his basement and ran to neighbors for help.
The woman was found handcuffed by her ankles and wrists.
She also had a trash bag, tape and a metal collar with a padlock around her neck, according to court documents.
Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson tells KSHB 41 the prosecutor's office plans to hold a press conference Tuesday to announce "a development in the prosecution of the case."
The press conference will begin at 3 p.m. at the Old Liberty Courthouse.
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