Severely beaten Oklahoma woman escapes captor after he fell asleep

A badly beaten Oklahoma woman was able to escape her abusive kidnapper after he fell asleep Monday night.

Tulsa County deputies responded to a call about an injured woman near a homeless encampment on Charles Page Boulevard in Tulsa Monday afternoon.

Upon arrival, authorities found the unnamed woman had been severely beaten and transported her to a local hospital, FOX 23 reported.

“We respond and her eyes are nearly swollen shut and she’s got injuries all over her, she’s even scraped up from running through the grass in an attempt to get away from her attacker,” Casey Roebuck, a spokeswoman for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, announced Tuesday.

She said the woman then told authorities how her ex-boyfriend, Bobby Lee Mann, 53, found her at a nearby motel Saturday night.

She said Mann was angry that she would not drop the domestic violence assault charge she had filed against him. He pulled a knife and threatened to kill her if she did not come with him to the homeless encampment.

Authorities say Mann held the woman captive for several days, repeatedly beating and strangling her and threatening to rape he.

The victim claims others saw the assault, but refused to help.

When Mann fell asleep Monday afternoon, The woman was able to get away when she flagged people down for help after Mann fell asleep on Monday afternoon.

Mann has a criminal record dating back to 1992, including stints in prison for burglary, drugs and car theft, records obtained by News 9 show.

The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is now searching for Mann and urges the public to come forward with any information that may lead to his arrest.

He is described as white, 6-foot-tall and weighing about 200 pounds.

A previous mugshot also shows him balding with graying hair and a tattoo encircling the base of his neck.

Deputies say he may be riding a 10-speed bike that says “specialized” in white lettering on the frame.