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Jun 25, 2009 10:48 am US/Pacific

Woman Held In Victorville Home 3 Days By Ex

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) ― Investigators say a battered woman held hostage three days by her ex-boyfriend in her Victorville home has been saved by a chance visit from a bill collector seeking a car payment.

San Bernardino County sheriff's Deputy Mark James says the debt collector knocked on the door Wednesday and the 30-year-old woman answered, scribbled the word "help" and her ex's name Miguel Rios.

When the debt collector asked if she was OK, the woman whispered Rios had a gun and was holding her hostage.

Deputies were called and the 28-year-old Rios was arrested and booked for investigation of false imprisonment and making terrorist threats, among other allegations.

The woman, held since Sunday, had bite marks and bruises, including marks where Rios allegedly tried to strangle her.

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