Monday, April 30th 2012, 1:09 pm
A man who allegedly held his wife hostage at an Oklahoma City hotel has been charged.
Michael Dean Ediger, 51, is charged with kidnapping and domestic assault and battery.
According to police, Ediger's wife said her husband was drunk and became violent on April 12. The victim told police her husband punched her in the face and kicked her in the legs, ribs and chest. She said he also threatened to kill her, according to court papers.
Court papers also show Ediger allegedly kidnapped his wife and held her hostage at a local hotel. The victim told police she was able to escape the hotel room and seek help at the hotel office. Police say she suffered a black eye, bruises on her face, arms and legs and cuts to her knees from being dragged.
Ediger has a previous record, having been convicted of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, 1st degree robbery, larceny and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
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