N.C. woman allegedly locked boyfriend in storage unit without food and water for 5 days

MONROE, N.C. (TCN) -- A woman is facing attempted murder and other charges for allegedly locking her boyfriend in a storage unit for several days until he managed to call police and get help.

According to WJZY-TV, Robin Deaton and her boyfriend got into an argument on Feb. 20 and she allegedly trapped him inside a storage facility on the 1900 block of Old Charlotte Highway in the process. On Feb. 25, the victim managed to locate his phone and call police for help.

The man reportedly told the dispatcher he was trapped in the storage unit, saying, "She double-locked my lock, and I don’t know how she put me in here, but she put me in here and I just now found my phone inside this storage unit. I’ve been here since last week. I just need out of here. I can’t breathe. I haven’t had nothing to drink or anything."

WJZY reports police described the container as a "hoarder’s paradise-type situation." Lt. Morgan Malone said that when officers opened the door to the unit, "things started to fall out. The further they opened it, more stuff fell out."

Once freed, the man was taken to the hospital to be treated for dehydration, but he has since been released. The victim reportedly said he does not think Deaton left him there on purpose.

Malone, however, has a different story. Malone said, "We believe that she truly intended for him to die in that storage unit with no food and no water, no outside source of anything. She knew she locked him in there and never went back to check on him."

Records show Deaton was arrested in Mecklenburg County. She is in custody on charges of first-degree kidnapping and attempted first-degree murder.

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