Overview
- Officers answering an Oct. 30 welfare call found an adult woman handcuffed to exercise equipment at a Bitter Creek Drive home and requested fire crews to cut heavy metal links.
- Police say the victim reported being held for months and fed one meal a day, and doctors documented wounds consistent with prolonged restraint and pellet‑gun fire.
- Michelle Garcia, Crystal Garcia, Mache Carney, Juan Pablo Castro, and Maynard Lefevers were arrested at the scene and face charges including aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, injury to elderly or disabled, and unlawful restraint.
- Castro allegedly admitted buying a rifle‑style BB gun to shoot the woman and told detectives he hated her, while the victim said the group turned on her after deciding they no longer liked her.
- All five are jailed in Travis County on a combined $305,000 bail, with initial court dates set in November and December, as the investigation continues.