Landlord Sued For False Imprisonment; Accused Of Locking Tenant, 3 Children In Rental Home

In Jefferson County, Texas, the Southeast Texas Record reports:

• In a case that sounds more like a criminal matter than a civil one, the mother of three young children has filed suit against a Groves landlord for allegedly locking her and her kids inside a rental home. Grace Dollins claims Johnny Orta shut off the water and power to his rental property while she and her children were trapped inside.

For more, see Suit: Landlord locked house with mom, kids still inside.