Florida woman escapes storage container she was being held in after brutal assault: sheriff

A Florida man was apprehended in a wooded area in Washington County after a woman he allegedly assaulted and held in a storage container escaped David Earl Gipson has been arrested on charges of sexual battery aggravated battery and false imprisonment according to the Washington County Sheriff s Office The woman who was not publicly identified was severely beaten and needed therapeutic attention when crisis anatomical services and law enforcement responded to the scene deputies reported The sheriff's office mentioned the victim stated Gipson visited her residence swiftly became irate and started attacking her She also allegedly recounted deputies that he bound and gagged her while beating her and threatening to kill her FLORIDA MAN BUSTED ON AMTRAK TRAIN WITH SMALL ARSENAL OF WEAPONS AGGibson is also accused of sexually assaulting her and beating her with a handgun and a blunt object before dragging her out of the house He allegedly used her mother-in-law's car to take her to his residence where he continued to abuse her later putting her in a container out in the yard according to WCSO She was naked Still handcuffed and duct-taped around her mouth Sheriff Kevin Crews declared of the victim's condition during a news conference He put a rope over her neck and tucked her legs up underneath her If you can picture what a hog tie looks like that s what he did to her She stated she got very hot and thought she was going to suffocate and die FLORIDA MAN ALLEGEDLY HID DEAD BODY INSIDE HOTEL ROOM CLOSET NEXT GUEST DIDN'T NOTICE OFFICIALSEventually the woman was able to get her legs loose and kick the plywood that was containing her freeing herself She got out of the shed and then ran for her life the sheriff stated At one point she advised us that once she was away from the house she used a tree to remove her she s handcuffed behind her back she used a tree to remove the duct tape from around her mouth At that time she made her way to the edge of a roadway where a passerby saw her He stopped picked her up and forthwith called Another woman -year-old Lettie Cooper Collins who also happened to be the initial victim s mother-in-law was revealed dead and beaten to a pulp in her home the sheriff mentioned The sheriff's office commented Gipson has approximately total felony charges dating back to adding that he has been to prison eight times He has been charged with multiple counts of burglary including armed burglary as well as arson Crew spoke on behalf of the Washington County Sheriff s Office and apologized for the horrific event that has happened to this family He acknowledged a large number of agencies for their advocacy in apprehending Gipson stating that photos were key and thanked the society for its patronage and patience The sheriff's office is also seeking murder charges against Gipson for Collins' death The inspection remains operational