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Woman held hostage, police say
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Clay A. Bain
A mysterious text to a deputy’s phone led police to a local motel where a woman was allegedly being held hostage by her boyfriend.The alleged hostage taker, Clay A. Bain, 24, is charged with false imprisonment and making a false report to an officer.Police went to Scottish Inns on Sparta Street after they were contacted by Warren County sheriff’s deputy Jon Odom. The deputy explained he had received a text from a woman, claiming she was in fear for her life and was being held against her will by her boyfriend.“She said that she was in the bathroom and in fear of Mr. Bain,” said McMinnville policeman Steven Daniels of the secret text she had sent the deputy from the bathroom of the motel room.When police arrived at the motel, they were met at the door by Bain. He was asked if the woman in question was in the room.