Iowa man faked own death to trap 2 victims in apartment, police say
Zack Smith. Photo courtesy of the Woodbury County Jail.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A Sioux City, Iowa man was arrested on false imprisonment charges for allegedly trapping two victims at his apartment.
According to court documents, Zack Smith, 20, sent an e-mail to his ex-girlfriend pretending to be his father. The e-mail said that Smith committed suicide on Saturday, and the victim could pick up property from his apartment in the Morningside area of Sioux City.
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Smith wasn’t deceased, and when the victim and another person went to the apartment on Tuesday around 11:34 p.m., he locked and chained the apartment door behind them. Smith had a BB gun in possession.
Smith was charged with two counts of false imprisonment. He was booked in the Woodbury County Jail but has since bonded out.
