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The school also claims in the <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Belts-Sale-Man-Bag-Mens-Bag-Shield-Sunglasses.html>Gucci Shield Sunglasses</a>  suit that the BAA has abandoned its original 鈥渃haritable purpose,鈥?and asks for the association to either be terminated or 鈥渞eformed and limited to the provision of financial aid to Baylor and Baylor students.鈥?
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INDIANA (WITI/CNN) She was missing for two months聽 聽held captive, living in a cage in a mobile home in Indiana. An unlikely hero is speaking out, after his brave actions helped to lead the woman to freedom.
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The suit, filed late Friday in McLennan County鈥檚 74th State District Court, charges that Baylor previously terminated licensing agreements that permitted the BAA to use the university鈥檚 name, but that the organization has continued using the registered trademarks despite Baylor鈥檚 objections.
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Joelle Lockwood
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  Baylor is seeking a judgment barring the group from continuing to hold itself out as the university鈥檚 official alumni association and injunctive relief 鈥渢o limit BAA鈥檚 purposes by reformation to provide only financial aid to Baylor students.鈥?
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Joelle Lockwood was reported missing on July 9th.
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The lawsuit comes less than three weeks after a letter Baylor President Ken Starr sent to the BAA鈥檚 board of directors advising the alumni association of impending legal action.
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FOX6 s sister station, FOX59 in Indianapolis reports Lockwood left a friend s apartment that night. She had reportedly been drinking, and was described as heavily intoxicated.
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It is the latest wrangling in the contentious relationship between the two entities, which reached a head in September after the BAA did not approve a transition agreement that would have dissolved its independent charter and turned all of its alumni outreach activities over to Baylor.
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FOX59 reports while walking on the street, a friend saw Lockwood and offered her a ride. They apparently used narcotics at a residence, and then Lockwood s friend dropped her off at another location to see some other friends.
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  Baylor previously gave the alumni association until Dec. 8 to cease using the trademarks after the failure of the agreement, following through on its original May 31, 2013, notice of intent to terminate the licensing agreements.
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She left that house, and wasn t heard from again until Saturday, September 6th when police received a call from her parents, saying she was alive.
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  鈥淭hey鈥檝e failed to act in response to the university鈥檚 continued request to provide any real or concrete plan of action to Baylor,鈥?Baylor spokeswoman Lori Fogleman said. 鈥淭he university is moving to protect the interest of Baylor, its students and alumni by seeking appropriate legal relief rather than simply waiting further for some indication of actual progress from the association.鈥?
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FOX59 reports two people have been arrested in the case. They face preliminary charges of rape, kidnapping, criminal confinement and conspiracy to commit rape. They are 37-year-old Ricky Roy House Jr. and 44-year-old Kendra Tooley.
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BAA President Keith Starr said he learned of the lawsuit through a phone message from the Tribune-Herald.
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Ricky Roy House Jr. and Kendra Tooley
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He declined to comment on the specifics of the suit until he had a chance to read the full document and consult with the BAA鈥檚 executive committee.
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Lockwood says House and Tooley offered her a ride on July 9th. She went with them to their mobile home, spending some time there before deciding to leave.
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  鈥淥bviously, we are very, very disappointed,鈥?said Starr, who is not related to the Baylor president. The BAA has previously argued that the licensing agreements are in effect 鈥渋n perpetuity鈥?and that Baylor does not have the right to sever them. But Baylor is seeking a judgment stating that the agreements were properly terminated because they are 鈥?1) indefinite in duration and (2) terminable at will by BAA . . . and therefore terminable at will by either party.鈥?
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FOX59 reports court documents say House 鈥減laced chloroform over her mouth and nose, causing her to lose consciousness.鈥?
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Baylor argues in the lawsuit that the BAA has abandoned the charitable purposes outlined in its bylaws, including providing scholarships for students and coordinating alumni activities.
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Over the course of the next 59 days, FOX59 reports she was bound to a bed and only allowed to go out on three occasions. She was forced to wear a red dog collar with a rope or leash attached <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Outlet-Authentic-Sneakers-Bags-Discount-Shop.html>Shop Gucci</a>  to it. She was repeatedly sexually abused, court documents revealed. She was beaten on multiple occasions and wasn鈥檛 allowed to contact anyone. She was watched all of the time and forced to stay in a wooden cage built by House.
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  The suit notes that all but one of the BAA鈥檚 staff resigned after the failure of the transition agreement, 10 of whom have taken jobs with the university.
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It was September 4th when Ronald Higgs went to visit Tooley his ex-wife.
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鈥淏AA has no capacity to 鈥榗oordinate all alumni activity (of Baylor)鈥?nor to 鈥榮erve as the general alumni organization of Baylor University,鈥?nor is it likely to acquire such capacity,鈥?the lawsuit <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Handbags-Outlet-Com-Sale-Backpack-Men-C.html>Gucci Handbags Outlet</a>  states.
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Ronald Higgs
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In addition, the lawsuit notes that the BAA made a $1 million scholarship donation pledge in February 2013 but never provided those funds to the university.
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  She slid over on the couch beside me and said I ve got a girl back here in a cage. I said you got a girl back here in a cage? What are you talking about?' Higgs said.
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  In a May 30 letter to Baylor, former BAA President George Cowden III noted that the group鈥檚 leadership team had planned to finalize the details of the donations with the university, but those talks were put on hold during the negotiations of the transition agreement.
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The girl in the cage was Joelle Lockwood.
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A team of representatives from the BAA and members of Baylor鈥檚 board of regents hashed out the transition agreement over 10 months, but the final details were only revealed to the BAA鈥檚 full membership when the document was unveiled publicly in May 2013.
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Higgs says the cage was about two-and-a-half feet tall, stuffed in a room, hidden from plain view.
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鈥淒iscussions over this potential donation then became subsumed in the negotiations over the proposed transition agreement, which would have required much of the BAA鈥檚 funds to be transferred to Baylor,鈥?Cowden wrote. 鈥淪ince the transition agreement was not approved by the BAA鈥檚 membership, the terms of the BAA鈥檚 potential donation were never finalized.鈥?
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  No food, no water, nowhere to use the bathroom, Higgs said.
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The lawsuit also takes issue with a May 2014 issue of 鈥淭he Baylor Line鈥?the BAA published to share its version of the tumultuous relationship with Baylor and the events that led to the transition <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Handbags-Authentic-Shoes-Messenger-Bag-Mens-Sneakers.html>Gucci Mens Sneakers</a>  agreement.
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Higgs says when he first saw Lockwood, she was only wearing a T-shirt and a dog collar with a rope tied to it apparently being treated as a slave.
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  The suit states that the magazine 鈥渇urther demonstrates that BAA is continuing to rely on Baylor鈥檚 marks and good will to publish a magazine that does not promote union and good fellowship among Baylor alumni.鈥?
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  This just isn t adding up. When she cooked all of our meals she said can I have something to eat? They said if there s something left, you can have something to eat,' Higgs said.
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  Keith Starr told the Tribune-Herald last week that the BAA was still hopeful for a compromise with the university.
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Higgs returned to the trailer the following night September 5th. That s when he says Lockwood made her plea for freedom.
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  鈥淣obody that I know of from the alumni association is looking for a fight with Baylor,鈥?Keith Starr said. 鈥淲e love the university. Nobody would serve on the alumni association board or assume a position of leadership within the alumni association if they weren鈥檛 committed to the university.鈥?
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  She says please don t leave here without me. I said what s the matter? She says I ve been here for over 60 days and they put me in that cage,' Higgs said.
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It was then that Higgs says he realized Lockwood s fate was in his hands.
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  I didn t really know what I could do because I m nowhere near the man I used to be, but I m not leaving this house without her. I don t care what I have to do. She s coming home, Higgs said.
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Higgs says he initially tried to buy Lockwood s freedom, but he couldn t make a deal. He realized force was the only way <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Sale-Online-Ladies-Watch-Discounted-Handbags-Wallets.html>Discounted Gucci Handbags</a>  and it was at that point that he found out the allegedly sinister reason for Lockwood s capture.
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  But the whole time during it all they was talking about a baby. She s not leaving here until she has the baby. I m not selling her. You re not taking her. You re not doing nothing. She told me Ricky was raping her, making her have oral sex. Kendra can t have more children and Ricky doesn t have any children of his home. I hate to say this to the public or even her even hearing it, but I think they were just going to have a baby and we would never see her again, Higgs said.
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Higgs says he tried to take Lockwood out of the trailer, but was stopped <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Handbags-Outlet-Stores-Online-Sale-Winter-Hat.html>Gucci Outlet Stores</a>  by House and his shotgun.
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  He stuck that shotgun right here under my chin with his finger on the trigger. He said I m going to kill you. And you ll probably bleep this out, but I said if you re going to (expletive) kill me you better do it now or I m going to take this (expletive) away from you an beat you to death with it,' Higgs said.
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Higgs says House lowered his gun and a fight ensued. Higgs says he was able to head-butt House, and fend him off. But Lockwood wasn t faring as well.
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  Joelle was sitting in the floor crying, naked, with Kendra beating on her. Just beat her down to the ground, took her clothes off of her, Higgs said.
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Higgs says while House retreated to another room in the trailer, he saw his opportunity to escape with Lockwood. Higgs says he convinced Tooley that if she let Lockwood leave, he wouldn t go to the police.
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  I actually think they believed I wasn t going to do anything about it, Higgs said.
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Higgs says he left with Lockwood taking her to his house. The first thing Lockwood asked for was a shower. After she was cleaned up, she was reunited with her family outside Higgs home.
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I m 61 years old and I don t even cry at funerals, but I busted out crying like a baby, Higgs said.
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As for the accused, Higgs has a recommendation for a fitting punishment.
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I told the police last night I hope you all have some real small cells. That s where they need to spend the rest of their lives, in a real small cell,' Higgs said.
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for more on this story via FOX59.

Revision as of 21:55, 25 September 2014

@@@ INDIANA (WITI/CNN) She was missing for two months聽 聽held captive, living in a cage in a mobile home in Indiana. An unlikely hero is speaking out, after his brave actions helped to lead the woman to freedom. Joelle Lockwood Joelle Lockwood was reported missing on July 9th. FOX6 s sister station, FOX59 in Indianapolis reports Lockwood left a friend s apartment that night. She had reportedly been drinking, and was described as heavily intoxicated. FOX59 reports while walking on the street, a friend saw Lockwood and offered her a ride. They apparently used narcotics at a residence, and then Lockwood s friend dropped her off at another location to see some other friends. She left that house, and wasn t heard from again until Saturday, September 6th when police received a call from her parents, saying she was alive. FOX59 reports two people have been arrested in the case. They face preliminary charges of rape, kidnapping, criminal confinement and conspiracy to commit rape. They are 37-year-old Ricky Roy House Jr. and 44-year-old Kendra Tooley. Ricky Roy House Jr. and Kendra Tooley Lockwood says House and Tooley offered her a ride on July 9th. She went with them to their mobile home, spending some time there before deciding to leave. FOX59 reports court documents say House 鈥減laced chloroform over her mouth and nose, causing her to lose consciousness.鈥? Over the course of the next 59 days, FOX59 reports she was bound to a bed and only allowed to go out on three occasions. She was forced to wear a red dog collar with a rope or leash attached <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Outlet-Authentic-Sneakers-Bags-Discount-Shop.html>Shop Gucci</a> to it. She was repeatedly sexually abused, court documents revealed. She was beaten on multiple occasions and wasn鈥檛 allowed to contact anyone. She was watched all of the time and forced to stay in a wooden cage built by House. It was September 4th when Ronald Higgs went to visit Tooley his ex-wife. Ronald Higgs 

She slid over on the couch beside me and said I ve got a girl back here in a cage. I said you got a girl back here in a cage? What are you talking about?' Higgs said.

The girl in the cage was Joelle Lockwood. Higgs says the cage was about two-and-a-half feet tall, stuffed in a room, hidden from plain view. 

No food, no water, nowhere to use the bathroom, Higgs said.

Higgs says when he first saw Lockwood, she was only wearing a T-shirt and a dog collar with a rope tied to it apparently being treated as a slave. 

This just isn t adding up. When she cooked all of our meals she said can I have something to eat? They said if there s something left, you can have something to eat,' Higgs said.

Higgs returned to the trailer the following night September 5th. That s when he says Lockwood made her plea for freedom. 

She says please don t leave here without me. I said what s the matter? She says I ve been here for over 60 days and they put me in that cage,' Higgs said.

It was then that Higgs says he realized Lockwood s fate was in his hands. 

I didn t really know what I could do because I m nowhere near the man I used to be, but I m not leaving this house without her. I don t care what I have to do. She s coming home, Higgs said.

Higgs says he initially tried to buy Lockwood s freedom, but he couldn t make a deal. He realized force was the only way <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Gucci-Sale-Online-Ladies-Watch-Discounted-Handbags-Wallets.html>Discounted Gucci Handbags</a> and it was at that point that he found out the allegedly sinister reason for Lockwood s capture. 

But the whole time during it all they was talking about a baby. She s not leaving here until she has the baby. I m not selling her. You re not taking her. You re not doing nothing. She told me Ricky was raping her, making her have oral sex. Kendra can t have more children and Ricky doesn t have any children of his home. I hate to say this to the public or even her even hearing it, but I think they were just going to have a baby and we would never see her again, Higgs said.

Higgs says he tried to take Lockwood out of the trailer, but was stopped <a href=http://www.aec-ist.com/css/Cheap-Gucci-Handbags-Outlet-Stores-Online-Sale-Winter-Hat.html>Gucci Outlet Stores</a> by House and his shotgun. 

He stuck that shotgun right here under my chin with his finger on the trigger. He said I m going to kill you. And you ll probably bleep this out, but I said if you re going to (expletive) kill me you better do it now or I m going to take this (expletive) away from you an beat you to death with it,' Higgs said.

Higgs says House lowered his gun and a fight ensued. Higgs says he was able to head-butt House, and fend him off. But Lockwood wasn t faring as well. 

Joelle was sitting in the floor crying, naked, with Kendra beating on her. Just beat her down to the ground, took her clothes off of her, Higgs said.

Higgs says while House retreated to another room in the trailer, he saw his opportunity to escape with Lockwood. Higgs says he convinced Tooley that if she let Lockwood leave, he wouldn t go to the police. 

I actually think they believed I wasn t going to do anything about it, Higgs said.

Higgs says he left with Lockwood taking her to his house. The first thing Lockwood asked for was a shower. After she was cleaned up, she was reunited with her family outside Higgs home. 

I m 61 years old and I don t even cry at funerals, but I busted out crying like a baby, Higgs said.

As for the accused, Higgs has a recommendation for a fitting punishment. 

I told the police last night I hope you all have some real small cells. That s where they need to spend the rest of their lives, in a real small cell,' Higgs said.
for more on this story via FOX59.
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