A man charged with holding a woman prisoner in a tent they were living in and physically abusing her for two days appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday.
Forty-four-year-old Corey Darius Hobbs of Mountain Home told the court the victim had been less than truthful in her recall of events and he felt the case against him would be dismissed.
He is charged with 2nd degree domestic battering, 1st degree false imprisonment and fleeing on foot.
A Mountain Home police officer was called to the Goodwill Store on August 29 after it was reported a woman had come to the store asking for help.
The victim said Hobbs, identified as her boyfriend, had held her prisoner in a tent the couple lived in and had beaten her based on his suspicion she had been cheating on him.
She told the officer Hobbs had punched her in the right eye, choked her and hit her in the ribs.
The victim reported every time she tried to escape from the tent, Hobbs would throw her down and hit her.
The victim alleged during the two-day ordeal Hobbs would not allow her to eat or drink.
On the morning of August 29 when Hobbs went to sleep, the woman said she was able to get away and run to the Goodwill store to get help.
The officer reported seeing several large bruises on the woman’s face and her right eye was described as bruised and swollen.
She also had bruises on her arms, legs and ribs that appeared to be somewhat older than the others.
EMS was called and the victim was taken to Baxter Health. She was found to have a hemorrhage in the right eye, a corneal abrasion and a fractured rib on her right side.
Other officers came to the scene and they went to a home located along Gentry Street where it was reported Hobbs could be located.
As one officer began to walk around to the rear of the residence, a man with no shirt and wearing blue jean shorts came out of a nearby wooded area where the victim had said the tent could be found.
The man, eventually identified as Hobbs, ran back into the woods and officers pursued him.
He was located as he ran back toward Gentry Street. The pursuing officer reported Hobbs kept reaching for the waistband of his shorts, indicating he had a weapon.
The officer shouted for Hobbs to stop, but he kept on running. Eventually he was reported to have stopped near a pre-school. He walked backwards with his hand behind his back, continuing to warn he had a gun and would use it.
The officer drew his service revolver. Hobbs raised both hands and it was determined he was unarmed.
He was taken into custody without further incident.
Hobbs’ bond is set at $10,000.
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