Suspect In Custody After Holding Woman Against Her Will At Tuscaloosa Motel

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a man has been arrested after a woman said she was being held in a hotel room by a man who would not allow her to leave.

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TPD spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor told local media Saturday afternoon that officers were called to the Old English Inn at 3100 University Blvd. E. at 11:37 a.m., with the calling saying she feared for her safety.

She then said the TPD SWAT team was called to the scene at 12:30 p.m. and attempted to communicate with the suspect. Officers then breached the door and took him into custody at 1:25 p.m. after he stopped responding.

Taylor said the woman was not injured.

Robert Hardin Eatmon, 60, of Tuscaloosa, is now charged with second-degree unlawful imprisonment, with his bond set at $1.000.

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