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Harrowing video shows police rescue woman chained to floor of Kentucky home
Newly released body camera video captured the dramatic rescue of a woman who was left chained to the floor of a Kentucky home for two days.
Louisville Metro police officers climbed through the second-floor window of a decrepit home last Wednesday night after neighbors reported hearing the distressed screams for help.
The officers tried to break into the building by kicking down doors and windows only to find the home completely barricaded, the LMPD said Tuesday.
The woman, fortunately, broke through the window to the second-floor room where she was being held captive.
“I got a ladder!” a neighbor shouted from the crowd that had gathered on the street.
The footage shows one of the officers ascending the ladder into the dilapidated home where the hysterically sobbing woman was chained.
After climbing over the broken glass and into the filthy bedroom, the cop grabs the dirty chain from the woman’s neck and attempts to calm her down.
“The woman had a chain around her neck, which was secured by a MasterLock, and that chain was bolted to the floor with screws,” the department said.
In the video, the crying woman can be heard apologizing to the cop and telling him that her captor kept the key to the lock on his keychain.
After finding a hatchet in the mess of the home, the two officers broke the chain free from the floor and helped her outside, where she was treated by EMS.
In the moments after her rescue, the traumatized woman continued to shake and cry as firefighters used bolt cutters to safely remove the locked chain from her neck.
Moises May, 36, was arrested two days after the woman’s rescue, according to the LMPD.
May allegedly trapped the woman, who he shares a child with, inside the house the day after they had an argument that turned physical when he held her down in the bathroom and chopped off the majority of her hair with a machete, according to an arrest report obtained by Wave.
The woman had left that night and only returned the following day to collect her belongings when he locked her inside a deadbolted room.
“You’re gonna get it tonight. I told you the next time you leave and don’t come home, I’d kill you,” May is accused of telling her after forcing her to take off some of her clothes and slapping her.
May allegedly stormed out of the home after chaining her to the ground and stealing her cell phone so she wouldn’t call for help.
He has since been charged with one count of kidnapping, intimidating a participant in the legal process, wanton endangerment, assault, terroristic threatening and harassment.
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- Trainer Todd Pletcher has saddled a horse in every Kentucky Derby since 2004
- Bob Baffert trainee Rodriguez is a top contender in the Wood Memorial
Todd Pletcher has saddled at least one horse in the Kentucky Derby every year since 2004, but he’s running out of time to find a qualifier in 2025.
His best chance may come in Saturday’s $750,000, Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct.
The Pletcher-trained Grande will be among the top contenders despite a light racing resume.
A son of Curlin, Grande is 2 for 2 in his career, with both races coming at Gulfstream Park. He most recently won a 1 1/8-mile allowance optional claiming race Feb. 27.
A $300,000 purchase at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Grande drew the No. 7 post position in a field of 12 for the Wood.
The Wood will offer 200 qualifying points toward the May 3 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, including 100 to the winner.
Pletcher has won the Kentucky Derby twice — 2010 with Super Saver and 2017 with Always Dreaming. He’s saddled a record 65 horses in the Derby since his first appearance in 2000.
Currently, Pletcher’s top horse on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, River Thames, ranks No. 28. River Thames is expected to run in Saturday’s Blue Grass at Keeneland.
Another top contender in the Wood will be Bob Baffert trainee Rodriguez, who enters off a third-place finish in the Grade 2 San Felipe on March 1 at Santa Anita Park.
The morning line for the Wood has not yet been announced.
This story will be updated.
Post time: TBA Saturday at Aqueduct in South Ozone Park, N.Y. Purse: $750,000. Grade: 2. Distance: 1 1/8 miles. TV: FOX. Kentucky Derby qualifying points: 100 for first place, 50 for second place, 25 for third place, 15 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place.
PP Horse, jockey, trainer, odds TBA
1. Rodriguez, Mike Smith, Bob Baffert
2. Captain Cook, Manny Franco, Rick Dutrow Jr.
3. Tiger Twenty Four, Javier Castellano, Bill Mott
4. My Mitole, Luis Rivera Jr., Carlos Martin
5. Sand Devil, Jose Lezcano, Linda Rice
6. Hill Road, Joel Rosario, Chad Brown
7. Grande, Dylan Davis, Todd Pletcher
8. Passion Rules, Kendrick Carmouche, Brad Cox
9. Bear Claw Necklace, Romero Maragh, Saffie Joseph Jr.
10. Mcafee, Eric Cancel, Rick Dutrow Jr.
11. Statesman, Samuel Marin, Shug McGaughey
12. Omaha Omaha, Raul Mena, Michael Gorham
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
Last May, NBC Sports announced a partnership with Churchill Downs to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032.
The extension includes multiplatform rights to the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Derby and Oaks Day programming, which will be presented on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and additional NBCU platforms.
You can stream the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Fubo and Peacock.
While not yet official, the post time for the 151st Kentucky Derby will be about 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.
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Cash Ball
01-06-10-32, Cash Ball: 17
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Lucky For Life
04-08-13-18-41, Lucky Ball: 12
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Pick 3
Evening: 9-3-6
Midday: 4-0-2
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Pick 4
Evening: 9-2-5-5
Midday: 0-1-3-1
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Powerball
07-11-21-53-61, Powerball: 02, Power Play: 3
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Powerball Double Play
07-11-14-26-59, Powerball: 10
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- Tappan Street, a son of Into Mischief, clinched 100 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby
Louisville trainer Brad Cox picked up his first Florida Derby victory and found another contender for the Kentucky Derby.
Tappan Street made a five-wide move off the final turn and raced to a 1 ½-length victory in Saturday’s $1 million, Grade 1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park.
Ridden by Luis Saez, Tappan Street covered the 1 ⅛ miles in 1:49.27 and paid $6.80 to win on a $2 wager.
“Hopefully this is a big step forward for this colt,” Cox said. “I’m proud of the performance. … He’s got a great mind, knows how to turn it on and off. I think the best is yet to come. Obviously, the Kentucky Derby is the main goal.”
Tappan Street earned 100 qualifying points for the May 3 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, virtually assuring himself in a field limited to 20 runners.
Sovereignty, the 8-5 favorite, finished second and was followed by Neoequos and Madaket Road.
Madaket Road, the Bob Baffert trainee ridden by Mike Smith, set fractions of 23.37 seconds for the quarter-mile, 47.22 seconds for the half-mile and 1:11.61 for three-quarters before fading.
A son of Into Mischief, Tappan Street improved to 2-1-0 in three career starts. He entered off a runner-up finish in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 1.
A $1 million purchase at the 2023 New York Saratoga Select Yearling Sale, Tappan Street is co-owned by WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and Cold Press Racing.
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
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