Pettis County authorities charged 47-year-old James Horn Jr. Monday with kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Horn remains at large since fleeing Sedalia on Thursday.

Police Chief John DeGonia and Detective Josh Howell said the woman told police that she had been held captive in a home she shared with Horn in Sedalia since January, and that he often kept her in a wooden box.

The Sedalia Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1Kcnuav) that court records indicate the woman was allowed to go outdoors occasionally but was too afraid of Horn to try and flee. She ran for help to a neighbor’s home on Thursday.

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Information from: The Sedalia Democrat, http://www.sedaliademocrat.com.