Woman Locks Boyfriend In Storage Unit For Days

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" took on new meaning when a woman locked her boyfriend inside a storage unit for four days without food, water, or light.

52-year-old Robin Renae Deaton of Union County, North Carolina locked her boyfriend, who's name has not been released, inside a storage unit at Cooper Storage on Old Charlotte Highway on Thursday, Feb. 20. Four days later, he was able to free himself after finding his phone inside the dark unit and calling 911.

Cooper Storage

The man told police that he and Deaton had been in an argument before she allegedly asked him to get something from the back of the storage unit. When he went in, she was accused of locking the door behind him.

“It’s a shock, considering we work across the street and we didn’t know this poor man was in the building literally suffering. Not knowing, that’s scary,” Lindsay Champion, who works across the street, told local news reporters.

Lt. Morgan Malone with the Monroe Police Department described the unit as 'a hoarder’s paradise.' “As soon as the officers opened up the door, things started falling out,” Malone said. “The further they opened it, more stuff fell out.”

Police believe the crowded room and complete darkness made it difficult for the man to find his phone. Once the man was out, the owner of Cooper Storage was shocked to learn a person had been locked inside. The owner said daily property checks did not reveal any signs of distress, nor did security footage capture any suspicious activity. He said his business was working with police as the investigation continued.

Court records showed that Deaton was denied bond by a magistrate within hours of her arrest. She has been charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, and attempted murder.

911 audio can be heard here: https://x.com/i/status/1895633201797963964