[0:00]They said some lady's chained in the basement. I don't know if actually. Yes, there actually is a woman chained up in a house. Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky. Are dispatched to a neighborhood after a 9-1-1 caller reports a woman chained at the neck. Yelling for help from a broken window of a house. As officers arrive at the location, they have no idea how fateful their actions would soon be, as the full story plays out on their bodycams. Yeah. put the door down. I got a bunch of loops. Oh, shoot. Yeah, it's
[0:28]Let's check back.
[0:32]That one's locked. Which window she kicked out? Huh? Which window she kicked out? There's no window that's kicked out.
[0:41]Which window is she at? She's up there. Where? She's up here. Hold hold a second. She's right there. 213 Baker to be to radio advised. We do see a female chained up at the top window. We're trying to make entry, but there's something barricading the door.
[0:59]Ooh, that hurt. Yeah, it's There's boards there too. He's boarded up everything. Everything's boarded up.
[1:13]Hold the back and I'll Uh, you want to hold the back or the front? I'll hold the back. You said fire's on the way. Yeah, fire's on the way. There's a ladder up on the side. There should be ladder on the side. There we go. You wanna get up there? All right, we'll climb up to that window. They nailed everything shut. But we got this though. Try to kick the door in, but everything's boarded up. You wanna go first? Like this.
[1:43]Is anybody else in there? He went to Lowe's. He did what? He went to Lowe's down there, he's with his friend. Is he Hispanic? Yes, he is! Hey, there's a Hispanic male down the street with his friend. That might be who it is. He's got long hair! Long hair on the top or the sides? He just- He's got long hair! Where's the k- key at, you know? I don't know, he's got it on his keys!
[2:13]But there's no one else in here, right? No, you can check. There's no- Is it just you in here? No, female. Yes, it's just me. I got close enough to kick the window! I kicked the window! I didn't even cut my leg. I got close enough to kick the window! All right, we got fire coming, so give us a second, okay? I'm sorry! No, you're good. Anytime you- you did the right thing. You can check everything, there's nobody else. So is he a clean cut Hispanic male? He is, yeah. He's down the street. He's got long hair. He's kinda big. You cleared it already? Huh? Yeah, let's clear it real quick, make sure. All we got is kittens down there. We got like five kittens, so watch out for them.
[2:55]He said he's gonna be on the door. He said he was gonna be on the door and he's gonna get here. Here we go. He's done it before. He's done it before. He's done it before. He always does it.
[3:12]Hold it on her neck so it don't break it. There we go.
[3:46]How many times has he done it? Three. This ain't the first time.
[4:13]I think fire's getting here. What's this for? He gets me to dance naked for him. What's this for? He said, He gets me to dance naked for him. He gets me to dance naked for him. I think fire's getting here.
[4:44]213 Baker, we got her unchained. We're gonna try to come out through the front door. He's got the side door locked. You have to have a key to get in and get out. Can you get out? Yeah, you have to have a key to get out. You have to have a key? Yeah, you have to have a key to get out. You have to have a key to get in and get out! Oh, he screwed it in. He's got a screwdriver in in this other room. It's locked.
[5:05]In the kitchen to the left. Nobody's in the basement, right? No, nobody's in here! 3 Baker, are you on the other side of the front door? 10-4. This room is locked. He will never let me in there! What about this door? Same thing? It's- Yeah, you have to have a key to get in. Okay. Hey, I got fire out here. 10-4 looks like they got the front door and all the doors down here nailed shut. You're fine. We're here now, okay? We're gonna. I'm sorry. No, don't say sorry for nothing. You need fire to force this door? 10-4, we're clear if you wanna go ahead and force it. Can you bust that door? All right, let's go in here real quick, okay?
[5:46]That's fire. They're forcing the door open for us. He called me on the phone, he's like, I can see this lady, she's chained up. I was like, I'll be right there.
[6:03]Watch that mirror. Okay. Hey, did y'all clear the house? Yeah, we cleared it. The only thing locked still is the basement door right here. She said nobody else is in here. And the left door right there he keeps locked. What the f? Had her chained up there. Hey, Brandon, grab the bolt cutters, will you? Who did this? My boy, friend. Are you hurt? You need EMS or anything? No, I just want out of here. Okay. Do you wanna sit out here on the porch? Okay. Go ahead and do a little blockade so everybody's not getting videos of her. Just block with your body, yeah. I don't want nobody to see her or anything. How long- How long you had that around your neck? For 4 hours, maybe 5. We have a 1- 1 year old daughter together. Where's she at? My aunt has custody of her. Okay.
[6:49]And that's why he's always fighting with me. Cause they wouldn't let her come home to this house. He said, "You're not going nowhere this time." He said, "You're gonna do it nicely." Or we're gonna do it the hard way. When he left, I tried getting it off the floor, I couldn't. I got close enough to the window. I broke the window and yelled at the neighbors. Just hold really still real fast. Wanna go right there? Might be easier to cut the link on the chain.
[7:16]What kind of car does he drive? He don't have a car. He was with his friend. I don't know, they pick him up in the back. He was taking something back to Lowe's on street. What's his name? Moises. Moises? Yeah. Last name May. He's a stocky guy. He's only got He's got two tattoos of his daughter and son's name on his chest. And a Scorpio right here on his arm. And he's got hair like down to his shoulders. How long y'all been together? We've been together for 3, 4 years. Y'all have kids together? We have one daughter. You said you don't need EMS? No, I don't need EMS, sir. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. No, no, you're not sorry for nothing. And y'all cleared the house? Good. I mean as good. We can go back again to double-check. Yeah, let's- Let's run another uh- search just to make sure. There's like 10 kittens. Is there dead ones around? No, but there's like some death smelling over here. I know, I told him to take care of 'em. And there's already 3 missing. I don't know if he killed 'em or what. Police!
[8:37]I wonder why all these are nailed shut. Yeah, a lot of these doors are nailed shut. We really can't do nothing with them. Did he have a gun or anything? Any kind of weapons? No. I don't think so. A knife? He always has either an axe or a machete. He cut my hair with a machete. When did he do that? The three nights ago, that's why I left him in the first place. It was all the way down here.
[10:58]What window was she in? This second story window right here. Okay, so it was open and she was just? Yeah, she uh, she was able to get close enough to the window and push the glass out and uh... She was hollering for help and this lady, I think that's getting out of this Kia. Yeah, actually the little girl heard her hollering. She's like, "Granny, that lady's yelling for help, she got a chain around her neck." She's actually the one that called 9-1-1. I guess they live there? Yeah, they live right there too. But I got her name and phone number. Okay. After 2 days of round the clock covert surveillance, detectives radio to patrol officers that the suspect has returned to the house. That's when patrol officers pull up to the location and find a red truck with 2 men inside, with one of them matching the description of the suspect. Get out of the car. What's your location? I'm gonna talk to you. Hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. Can you give him my location? Yeah. We just going to talk first. Let me talk to you, man. Grab him. Grab the other guy too. Hey, put your hands on top of your head. Hey, put your hands on top of your head, boss. We just talk, we just talk with the- All right, stand by. We have to go Monday. Stop. What? What y'all doing? You're just being detained right now. Detained for what? You're just being detained, all right? You're not under arrest. Any weapons on you, boss? We just- We just talk. We go Monday. 219 Monday. All right, that's fine, man. Just hang out, all right? Okay. Sit on the- Lean back. Okay. Was it me that you talked to today, sir? Yeah. I'm gonna say no, 'cause I don't- He gave me his card and I go look for him and talk to him about telling him to turn himself in. And he- And he planned- promised to go Monday to turn himself in. So what- what is all this harassment for? It's not harassment. It's called doing our job. You're being detained right now and as soon as this is all figured out, if you're not in any kind of trouble, the handcuffs will be taken off. You're not being harassed. Okay, but that's not nice. I don't like it. Sit down on the hood of the car right here. The lady that- Okay, hold on, just- She needs to talk to one of you. All right, who is that? Jonna. Who's Jonna? The girl that was held hostage. Hey Jonna, how are you? Nah, she's not on speaker, baby, so you gotta hold it up to your ear. Jonna? Can you describe the suspect for me real quick? All right, is he Hispanic? Yeah, that's him. That's him. I know him. I've seen him. All right. We'll give you a call here shortly, Jonna. All right, boss. What's your last name? Moises May. Your first name is Moises? M-O-E-S-E-S? So it's just you and your girlfriend that live there? Yes. No, what she did, the drama thing. Drama thing? What do you mean? Like for the chaining thing, but that was not what really happened. Just because she like did [inaudible] for money? Oh, you're saying that you're saying that what she's telling police is drama? Yeah, it's drama, yeah. Yeah, it's drama, yeah. That's not for real what happened. Hey, we good with this dude? You're free to go. You're gonna have to train me up on that, brother. I put the cuffs on upside down. Ohh. We just started heading over here to see if we could find him and y'all got him. Wow. That's the- That's the window that she broke out. I don't think it was just her neck. I mean, I think he had her like a chain around her neck and a chain down on the ground, like a- like a fighting dog almost. The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Moises May. After obtaining search warrant, officers cleared the house and confirmed there were no other human victims. Police noticed entire house was makeshift confinement area. There was a significant amount of work that was done to the entire house, including barricaded doors that were screwed in, boarded up and bolted windows. and a front door that used a double cylinder deadbolt, meaning it required a key from both sides, and it was later confirmed that Moises had the one and only key. The chain used on the victim was also attached to the floor with heavy duty hardware, rather than just wrapped around something. These details suggest that there was some planning involved to the incident, which is important in determining premeditation. After his arrest, Moises told police that the victim Jonna actually chained herself up because she couldn't stop cheating on him. Jonna told investigators that Moises threatened to kill her if she left him or went to police, and that he continuously threatened and assaulted her to keep control over her. An interview right after Jonna was rescued shows her immediate response to the situation. He made me strip naked and then he put the chain around my neck. And then he called his friend and said, I gotta go take this equipment back to Lowe's. When I come back, I'm gonna kill you. It's hard when you think you know somebody and you don't. I just want to see him get in jail. I want to- I want justice. I want- I want my daughter to be okay. Moises was initially charged with felony kidnapping, felony intimidating a participant in the legal process, felony first-degree wanton endangerment, assault, terroristic threatening and harassment with physical contact. He would later have extremely serious charges added, however, as Jonna went on to tell investigators that Moises forced and coerced her to engage in commercial sex acts with other men. She said he arranged five of these encounters in exchange for money. This new information combined with the high likelihood of premeditation due to the house being rigged up as a makeshift confinement area. Led to prosecutors additionally charging Moises with five counts of felony human trafficking. This case eventually went to a jury trial in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Which prosecutors said was the county's first ever human trafficking case to go to a jury trial. Theoretically, the maximum sentence Moises could be given based on all of his charges is 75 years in prison. However, after deliberation, the jury found Moises guilty on all charges and recommended the judge sentence him to 35 years in prison for his actions. The judge later sentenced Moises to 30 years in prison with the eligibility for parole after serving 20% of his sentence, which is 6 years. In past years, Kentucky law used to require a person convicted of a Class B felony to serve at least 85% of their imposed sentence before being eligible for parole. Meaning Moises' kidnapping charge, which is a Class B felony, would normally enact this 85% rule. However, this statute was recently revised in 2024. Now, a Class B felony must involve the death or serious physical injury to the victim. Because Jonna was found alive with no serious physical injury, it allowed Moises to be eligible for parole after serving just 20% of his imposed sentence. Moises will be 44 years old when he is eligible for parole in 2031.
