The Atlantic City Police Department located a woman being held against her will and arrested her captor.
On May 3 at 4:37 PM, patrol officers responded to the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard in reference to a woman being held against her will, assaulted and fearing for her life. A third party was providing information to the 911 call taker that the woman had been forced into a crawl space by 54 year old Gary Lockel of Atlantic City and was not allowed out. After communication broke down, and fearing for the safety of the victim, officers made entry and arrested Lockel without incident. An investigation by officers and detectives determined that Lockel and the victim had previously been engaged in a dating relationship. Lockel threw an object at the victim striking her in the face and threatened to kill her.