# Maintenance worker hearing cries for help finds woman chained to bed by ex-husband

> Woman locked in room for two years after ex-husband chained her to bed in Fargo, N.D.
- Title: Maintenance worker hearing cries for help finds woman chained…
- Summary: Woman locked in room for two years after ex-husband chained her to bed in Fargo, N.D.
- Keywords: kidnapping, north dakota, fargo, ex-husband, chained, woman, maintenance worker, cops, arrested, Law & Crime
- Source: Law & Crime — https://lawandcrime.com/crime/maintenance-worker-hearing-cries-for-help-finds-woman-chained-to-bed-by-ex-husband-who-says-she-had-not-been-outside-in-2-years-cops
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## Discovery in Fargo
A maintenance worker in North Dakota heard cries for help and found a woman chained to a bed with a security camera pointing at her.
## Woman's account
The woman said she was brought to Fargo from Mexico two years ago by her ex-husband and had not been outside in two years.
## Chaining details
The woman was chained to a bed with a security camera pointing at her, windows covered with tinfoil, and a chain and padlock around her right ankle.
## Ex-husband's role
Her ex-husband, Arturo Calzada Becerril, allegedly brought her food twice a day but forced her to use a bucket as a toilet.
## Hospital treatment
Officers freed the woman and brought her to an area hospital where she reported being beaten and sexually assaulted by both suspects.
## Arrests made
Both suspects, Arturo Calzada Becerril and Erendira Amoles, were arrested and booked into the Cass County Jail.
## Charges filed
Calzada Becerril faces a charge of domestic violence assault causing bodily injury, while Amoles is charged with simple assault.
## Alleged abuse
The woman reported being beaten and sexually assaulted by both suspects, with bruising on her body and face.
## Ex-husband's defense
Calzada Becerril said he locked the woman up so she did not run away and alleged he and Amoles had been assaulted by the woman before.
## Amones' account
Amones arrived at the home with her 8-year-old daughter and said she often locks the woman up to pick her child up from school.
## Border Patrol involvement
U.S. Border Patrol was called to the scene as the investigation was ongoing as of Thursday.
## Key takeaway

A woman was found chained to a bed in Fargo, N.D., by a maintenance worker who heard cries for help; her ex-husband and a friend were arrested for kidnapping.