March 23, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A man is facing charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault after entering the Walker Drive apartment of his estranged wife and holding the woman there against her will.
18 year old Zachary Preston Ambrose of Oliver Springs is under a $63,000 bond on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, evading arrest, and violating an order of protection. He is scheduled for a court appearance on the charges April 22.
The arrest warrants by the Smithville Police Department state that Ambrose entered the apartment of Shelby Rice Ambrose on Tuesday, March 16 and then took the woman’s car keys and cell phone to keep her from leaving for work. Ambrose then allegedly tried to choke the woman and he hit her in the face. After telling him she wanted to go see her grandpa, Ambrose insisted on accompanying her and sat in the back seat of the car as she drove away. According to the woman Ambrose again tried to choke her as a show of force to make sure she was driving to her grandpa’s house. After being notified of the incident, police met Mrs. Ambrose in the parking lot of her apartment home and found her to be quite distraught and crying. Mr. Ambrose was found hiding in the back seat of Mrs. Ambrose’s car. After police handcuffed Mr. Ambrose he tried to run away but was caught by Patrolman Andy Snow. Police also learned that Ambrose was still under an active order of protection from October 19, 2020 to keep away from this woman.