VA Husband Tied Wife To Basement Chair So He Could Watch Football: Report

RICHMOND, VA — A Richmond man is accused of tying his wife to a chair in the basement while he watched football upstairs, according to reports cited by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Terry Ward, 64, was arrested early Oct. 12 and charged with felony abduction by force and misdemeanor assault on a family member. Officers were called to the couple’s Maplewood Avenue home around 11:30 p.m. the previous night for a domestic disturbance, the Times-Dispatch reported.

Ward’s wife told police that he restrained her with tape for 30 to 45 minutes, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the newspaper. The responding officer reported seeing tape marks around both of her arms and wrote that Ward admitted tying her to a chair and placing her in the basement.

Unconfirmed social media reports said Ward watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football while his wife was restrained. Richmond police said those claims did not come from the department and that detectives have released no further details.

Read the Times-Dispatch report for more.