A routine roommate money dispute in Oakland reportedly turned into a full-blown criminal case last week when a 70-year-old man was accused of trapping his 60-year-old roommate in her own bedroom.
According to court filings, the woman, described in the complaint as having arthritis and being vulnerable, was unable to get out after the man allegedly wedged a heavy metal shelf against her bedroom door. She ultimately got free by tossing a key to a friend outside, who then came into the Nicol Avenue home and helped her out of the room.
Charges and arrest details
A felony false-imprisonment complaint filed in Alameda County accuses the man of using the shelf to block the bedroom door and includes an enhancement alleging he targeted a “vulnerable”…..