Exactly what I was wondering. I assume the baby is in protective custody. His 10 years in prison will be better than he afforded his wife. He should be hung by his scrotum until death.

She had to get away. She took the chance and after 10 years of slavery who knows what anyone would do? She got away and he is caught, and now the child has a chance. I think expecting this poor woman to think totally rationally at that point in her life is asking a bit too much. She is the victim here along with her children, and now the mother and child at least have a chance. It took real bravery for her to chance a run like that, and if she took the child he might have been royally pissed and doubled his efforts to come after her. I wasn't there so I can't judge her, but I applaud her for taking a chance to get away and therefore getting a chance to get him off the streets.

But only charging him with malicious wounding? How about kidnapping, torture, killing the baby, and various other offenses to make sure he never sees freedom again?

After being tortured and enslaved for 10 years.. its clear this woman has endured severe mental and emotional abuse. Let's not judge her for leaving her child behind and hope that it is now in safe care.

As for the husband.. if convicted of this crime...The death penatly wouldn't be severe enough.

Having a feeble mind makes your body spontaneously erupt in burns and scars. What a tool , and any lawyer who defends him, other than a plea bargain should be horsewhipped.

Hopefully more charges will be added as the case progresses. Two to ten years is a wrist slap for what he did to this woman.

Anyone who defends him is in it for money and publicity

Are there Dingoes in West Virginia?

If this worthless piece of sh1t really did this, I hope they chain him up in a basement for the rest of his God forsaken life. He isn't even worthy of being called a human.

EFFFF THIS GUY! Hang him slowly!

I agree, I seriously hope they manage to file more charges, because 2-10 years is an absolute JOKE.

meanwhile, someone who broke into a house and stole a tv is facing 10 to life, for armed robbery of course.

this is the joke of our judicial system and drives me nuts that we are too lazy to correct it.

Hoods will KILL YA...HILLIBILLY'S will KEEP YA!!!!

Hope he gets the longest sentence possible!

Prison is too good for him. I suggest a chain around his neck, in the Town square. People can throw food at him each day (or rocks). 10 years seems appropriate.

kathethebratt: Any lawyer that defends him should do the best he/she can to make the State prove all the charges, if not he would be a poor excuse for a lawyer; then after they convict this weirdo, he will go out and have a drink or two and thank the lord the system got the stupid, retard ,bastard.

I know all you libs want to throw out that document but until you do then he will be offered representation

Way to go, bringing politics into it. Well, it's obvious what your agenda is.

@sherbud. I doubt he is paying for a lawyer, I assume he is assigned a public defender. people are two quick to jump on defense lawyers. its their job, and having a "just" judicial system is part of what makes this country. Defense laywers need to exsist even if they believe their client is guilty.

I assume there will be more charges on the way, hopefully starting with the death of her full term fetus.

I hope this woman is able to find peace about what happened, and to move on to better years in her life which she deserves.

You know, pull, your comment makes no sense. Liberals usually get bashed for wanting to show compassion and actually help those who might benefit from a hand up or psychological help. But now liberals are being mean and want to send the man who tortured this person to prison for life? Get your story straight...or better yet leave the politics out of this!!! Severed Head is right...your agenda is obvious, despite how illogically stated it.

I am going to throw up. Is this not the sickest story ever written ? Even for the junk that appears daily on msnbc - this story makes me sick. No words can describe this inhumane treatment. People will generalize that he is from VA. You know "those people". No, I dont know people like that from W VA or VA. I dont know anyone like that. His wife???? Evidently, at some point, they got married?????

I could vomit.

I highly doubt he will be charged with only 1 crime. The prosecutors will likely add more charges if they have the evidence. 10 years in prison will be a minimum for him.

This woman must have been a loner not to have friends or family wondering what happened to her or visiting from time to time. Her husband is obviously missing a few marbles. This is far worse than what we hear from Muslim countries of female abuse. Bizzare story!

Yes, where were family and friends??? Did no one who knew him have a problem with what he was doing, either?

One of the absolute most common behaviors of abusers is to isolate the victim from family and friends so it's easier to pull this kind of sicko behavior off. I can't believe he's only been charged with one count, they need to up the ante on this guy!

pullmyfinger - This is what you said:

The U.S. Constitution guarantees a person representation. I know all you libs want to throw out that document but until you do then he will be offered representation, even at your cost, no matter what crimes he committed.

And all of you who want to kill kill kill. Don't be so quick to be a killer. What happened to this guy to lead him to this?

What are you talking about that libs want to kill, kill, kill? It is the conservatives that believe in the death penalty. I really don't care what happened to the guy to "cause" him to do this. Even if bad things happened to you, you have the choice to be a decent human. There is no excuse for hurting another human being.

Makes me claustrophobic just to read the story!

Pullmyfingers...whenever I see posts like yours I have NO doubt that this is coming from another predator who hates women. All you do in your post is defend this scumbag, you say NOTHING in terms of the abuse he handed out to this woman. You've shown the type of person you are by only defending him and crying out for help for him.... some people are just SICK and evil people.... some people are just born as horrible human beings. The fact that all you felt a need to do was defend this evil person.... says everything anyone needs to know about you. And for the record conservatives are always complaining that liberals want to let murderers and rapists free... so saying that all the "libs" want this guy to be punished is just showing again....that you don't use any logic or sense in your arguments....just bias, hatred and evil.

See video

http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/120710_9878.shtml

@ Pullmyfinger ... Oh, please !!! buy a new fiddle for cry's sake. You're either an idiot or an attorney!!

Yep! Guilty until proven innocent!!!!

@pullmyfinger13....WHO CARES what happened to make him do this...fry the creep!

The worst part is this man will eventually be free to track his wife down and kill her or take her captive again. While I would agree with innocent until proved guilty, but having scars from wearing chains for 10 years is next to impossible to logically explain away...his argument that his wife "was feeble-minded" didn't cut it. I hope the poor woman is taken care of and given self-defense and shooting lessons! I'm sure we can find someone to donate a gun and ammo for her!

Why defend Defense Lawyers, the bigpicture? I bet 98% of defense lawyers are defending someone guilty, yet they tell their clients and witnesses to lie or curtail the story in their favor. Defense lawyers do NOTHING good for this country except perhaps keeping the prison population at lower levels than what it should be, therefore not bleeding more tax payer $$ into the penal system. Public defenders are no good either and they just do it for a paycheck cuz a private law firm won't hire them. Thousands of law students graduate each year with the hope of passing the bar and what do they do if they can't find a job? They get saddled with 6 figures in debt and a random low wage job.....I have more respect for lawyers who work for the city. Like Rachel from Batman Begins =]

Lizon’s attorney, Shawn Bayliss, told WSAZ the allegations against Lizon are false, saying the woman who told police everything has a “feeble mind.”

And her feeble mind (man he had to reach back into history for that term) caused her physical injuries and scars. Only would a West Virginia lawyer attempt such a "feeble" defense. Sadly, he'll probably get away with it.

West Virginia...Isn't that a red state? Also, I Wonder if he was a "god fearing christian"?

I will tell you who has the "feeble mind" here and it is the hubby. What a scumbag. Lets put 12 women on the jury and see how he likes that.

I hope they find the murdered child buried on the farm, and are able to charge him with something more serious that will get him a lot more time in prison.

As for prison...I also hope when he gets put there that he learns a whole new meaning for the word "slave" from some guy named Bubba.

What war on women? Hey whoever it was who actually brought up the whole, she liked it thing, really? Now think about it a minute before you answer.......

Go to collarme or alt, they are web sites devoted to BDSM, there are literally millions of men on there that call themselves "masters", they are all looking for "slaves" to "abuse". Most are fat, unwashed, uneducated, hillbillies who can't find a woman so they dream of keeping one chained up in the basement.

Exactly, no real woman wants to do more than play a bit with that stuff for fun, usually because the actual sex is somewhat lacking.......

Interesting observation BodyDouble. Visit those sites much? And we'd love to hear what your body looks like. I can only imagine. If you're not one of those obese unwashed hillbillies, you're probably a tatooed meth head. So tell me. How much more attractive are sags, bags and wrinkles than cellulite? Who died and made you judge and jury? FYI, This man was not from West Virginia. The local article stated that he was from Czechoslovakia. Try looking up the site and having someone read it for you. And don't spend so much time on BDSM websites. Staring at computer screens for too long will hurt your eyes.

NC, my guess is you enjoyed this article...got a bit excited, maybe?

I believe you are in the wrong forum...

I take offense to the tattooed meth head comment. I love getting inked but have never been cool with any sort of illegal drugs. Thanks for showing the low level of intelligence though.

Here is to hoping the woman can get the help she needs. If he gets out after he is convicted, I hope she is far away in hiding.

Why would someone fabricate something in such complete detail to a complete stranger -under a assumed name and not report it herself unless she was terrified ! She may even had threats against anyone she knows to be forced into marriage -No this woman ran for her life

BodyDouble - You seem terribly uneducated about the BDSM lifestyle, so I'd suggest you refrain from using it as a foil. Anyone worth their salt in the community follows the creed of SAFE, SANE, and CONSENSUAL - None of which applied in this poor woman's situation. Don't spout off about $h!t you don't know.

@ProudWV

FYI, This man was not from West Virginia. The local article stated that he was from Czechoslovakia.

Story Headline: West Virginia man accused of enslaving wife in chains for 10 years...

The reason to leave the child behind is that he could charge her with kidnapping. Unfortunately, the law is so screw up. And he may get two to ten years in jail, wow, its offensive. She did the right thing of leaving the baby and get help for herself first. I hope they can charge him of kidnapping, slaving and from killing the unborn child.

a real mother would get her child no matter what. i have been through this same situation but got away much sooner than 10 years. I put my child in safety first and then survived a long torture for doing so until I could get away. He kept me locked up until the bruises healed, so when I told everything to police they somewhat believed my kidnapper when he said I was just a crazy woman mad becuase he didn't take out the trash. All the cops chuckled like they knew what he was talking about. But they eventually took him into custody...."just in case I was telling the truth"

If she knew her place maybe he wouldn't have to chain her. I hope he was at least smart enough to keep her in the kitchen

Bandit you are a sick prick and most likely single since no woman should want to bother with such a backwoods non-thinker! If you posted your comment thinking you are funny, you have issues- there is no humor in this story and trying to pretend there should be just shows your total lack of character.

Torimaker, I have been through enough myself - led to having reconstructive surgeries and so forth. I work on a board that serves those in or surviving domestic violence and it never fails to amaze me how many assume what they would do. Sometimes escape is all one can do- if in a car seat, there would be little time and it was her one chance. Returning an item only gives a small fraction of time; her muscles were likely weak from the incarceration and she was unable to carry the child or work quickly with the injuries and situation described. Escape now allows her to rescue later.

For other commentators, yes, people should be aware of lifestyles if they choose to use those to justify an action- when they no nothing they should refrain from erroneous claims.

Agree 100%. Someone else's "feeble mind" does not result in documented physical damage. Also, only 2-10 years if convicted? How about a ten year minimum since that's what his wife had to endure! And even ten years isn't enough for the piece of human garbage that did that to her!

I wonder where her family was that no one cared about her for 10 years.. Mom dad siblings anyone maybe dead.. I hope they can get her baby and they both can heal. OMG I hope he didn't kill the baby when she left!

I hope they update this story

The local news is reporting they are from the Czech Republic. No family here

Kjosee, abusive spouses/partners cut off the target of their abuse from all family and friends in a way that is insidious. It makes it appear that the person who is being abused is CHOOSING to cut all ties with family and friends. The abused person is brainwashed into believing that they DESERVE to be mistreated and don't deserve to have a support system to help them emotionally fight off the abuser. NOTE that I am not singling out one gender as the abuser as both men and women abuse partners.

This I know from experience.

Thanks Cat and Stargirlz. Cat I certainly hope you are in a better situation now!

Kjosee, I am in a better situation now. My current husband is not perfect, but he is supportive and loving. I am still healing emotionally and mentally from the damage that a combined 11 years of spousal abuse did to me. But I am healing, which is the important thing. My current husband and I have been married for 6 1/2 years and have a 5 year old son (along with a growing menagerie of pets). Thank you very much for your well wishes. :-)

First of all - it is wrong to compare human trash to animals. They rarely do any kind of harm out of maliciousness. It is the human animal that seems to take great pleasure out of cruelty and seems to know no bounds as to just how cruel they can be.

This jerk should get exactly what he dished out. For 10 years.

wsaz.com is a local station that has been following this closely. I tried to post the link in my previous comment but apparently I'm doing something wrong.

UDunnoBro

Agree 100%. Someone else's "feeble mind" does not result in documented physical damage. Also, only 2-10 years if convicted? How about a ten year minimum since that's what his wife had to endure! And even ten years isn't enough for the piece of human garbage that did that to her!

Try to remember, we're talking about West Virginia. He'll probably get a predominantly "American Taliban" jury that will not only acquit him but throw acid in her face.

No, Ol_Doc. Most WV men would love to see him hung by his sack, and would give her the shirt off their backs. You'll find crazies everywhere, but the vast majority of West Virginians are fair-minded, generous people, and don't deserve the stereotype you have presented.

They're not from WV! "Lizon's wife told the woman that she and her husband were originally from Czechoslovakia, and that they live in Leroy, W.Va." Please don't stereotype! Also, according to the news here in WV, she is now standing by her husband while he is in jail.....sad.

I am not from West Virginia but I have visited many times. I find the stereotypes rather amusing because nothing could be further from the truth. There are worse places in this country of ours...where stereotypes we project toward one another are accurate. Not West Virginia.

Thanks, ApacheRose.

Kill him... with the scoop of a farm tractor. What an a$$hole.

10 years of pain and suffering.....at the hands of his wife.

Ah, yes. "Eye for an eye." Like all those Islamic countries. That where you want the USA headed?

iknowzero, no like the BIBLE the religious right in this country quote from all the time says to do. You know how they pick and choose passages to fit their beliefs? Why can't we pick and choose as well? It's the Christian thing to do in the US.

..." appears in the Bible is in Exodus 21:24. Note the clarifying follow-up verses 26-27: "And if a man smite the eye of his bondman, or of his bondwoman, and destroy it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. And if he smite out his bondman's tooth, or his bondwoman's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake." Note the master is punished not by being maimed to match his maiming of the victim, but by compensating the bondman with freedom, and the generous material gifts that were to accompany a freed bondman (Deuteronomy 15:12-14). The larger point is that "an eye for an eye ..." calls for fair compensation, not for retaliatory mutilation.

Code of Hammurabi would be perfect right about now.... Too bad no one believes in that anymore.

Lots of nasty ways to kill this evil creature--drain all his blood with a giant needle, perhaps?

How about a punch in the nose and a push off a dock into Piranha infested water......what, to quick?

Those damn Muslims at it again ... Oh wait.... I can only imagine the type of comments I would be seeing had this happened somewhere else

Same ignorant ones you are seeing now directed at West Virginians.

What does this have to do with that? You do know that West Virginia split from Virginia to avoid joining the Confederacy, right?

Chalk one up for 6543!

I see at least some people in this country actually paid attention in history class.

Yes I hate to also break it to you Jim - 232659 but West Virginia is what we call a "Yankee State" so thanks but you can keep your freak on that side of the Mason Dixon line. He's all your's we don't want him.

I've been to this part of West Virginia and I never want to go back.

Might want to check your geography and your history omgwitwet11. The Mason-Dixon line runs through West Virginia, and this occured south of the Mason-Dixon line. Oh, and we hope you never come back either, so on that much we agree. We, in this state, can do much better without narrow-minded people like you.

Lol...6543...that was awesome...

Or maybe when they have "MORE" information on the baby. Course, if this was FAUX news, they would have printed whatever they wanted the outcome to be.

My guess is that more charges will be brought up against this sh!tbag once they collect more evidence. Digging up the first baby's remains and having photos of her injuries (old and recent) will surely help the DA's case.

I don't criticize this poor woman - I am truly curious...She thought to use a false name to sign in at the shelter, so she is smart enough to think to grab the baby when she ran away from the vehicle...? Is she emotionally detached from the baby? Maybe she was just so terrified and saw that small window of opportunity to freedom and didn't think clearly in that moment?

I hope that freak didn't hurt or kill the baby after she escaped.

I finally found something I can agree on with you Vet. Shame this crime didn't take place in Texas. I still don't think the death penatly would be good enough.

Don't forget the intentional injury to her foot, the pregnancy and child birth without medical attention...

Wouldn't causing the miscarriage of a full-grown fetus be considered murder?? Two years is a joke. Ten is a little more like it but still would not make up for a decade of trauma that she will never be able to forget

YES, causing the death of an unborn child by injuring the woman is MURDER.

HANG 'EM HIGH!

I don't imagine the charges that have been filed already will be the last of them. At least they have something that can be used to keep him in custody while they investigate further.

Castration is to good. Turn him into tree fruit,the old southern way Death by Hanging........

I don't stop there either...I've never been in a resyaurant in WVA that has even basic hygiene as a focus...the toothless ones are the best

Well, from those comments I'm sure you've never been to WV. Your knowledge of WV probably comes from the movie Wrong Turn. I grew up across the river from Ohio and they were way more hillbilly than we were. There are rednecks, trash, idiots and crazy people in every state.

Thank you IXLR8 and Rick for having the common decency not to pollute our state with your ignorant presences. We here in West Virginia do much better with decent people and can do very nicely without people like you. Again, West Virginia thanks you for not coming here. Oh, and Rick, restaurant is spelled with a t and not a y. Spellcheck is a wonderful feature. You should check it out sometime.

You really are an unbelievable idiot

@Juneau Alaska: Quiet, troll.

WTF does that mean?

Doug, he's Czech. If you don't like it here, why don't you find someplace to live where people will like you.

I highly suspect more charges will be added as the case develops. These charges were immediately provable and the authorities could use them for an immediate arrest.

This happens quite frequently, someone will be arrested on a lesser charge, so the authorities can get quick and unrestricted access to homes, cars, etc. It also keeps the suspect from fleeing.

Don't quite count WV out yet ... let's wait and see what happens as things progress.

I am with Beth on this one, other charges need more evidence than this poor woman's words, because any lawyer can twist and manipulate a victims words. Watch court tv and some of the big prosecutions. I hear the lawyer for the defense say, didn't you mean those words this way (basically applying a different context to the wording).

No I am not defending the piece of @!$%# "husband", I would love to see this guy hang over and over for what he did, but I think the more serious charges are to come after they gather evidence and can make the link between it all to make a solid case for the prosecution. If they don't I will be just as outraged as the rest of the bloggers.

Yes, you guys are correct. The current charge was levied so they could hold him long enough for further investigation of the more serious charges.

If the evidence pans out, he will be going to jail for no less than murder, kidnapping, torture, and a host of other charges that match the Hell he put this woman through.

With any luck, this man will never see daylight again.

The jury isn't in on this case yet. I wouldn't be so sure that ten to twenty years is all he will get. Let me remind you people, there are child molestors in this state who have been averaging 300 to 600 years in prison in this state. Why not give it some time before you pass judgement on our state and its laws.

She does too.

He has rights..... and if he is convicted... let's hope the death penalty comes swiftly. I'm a proud dem but I am sick of the taxpayers rewarding bad behavior with a prison sentence.

His rights should be, you have the right to choose a cell with Big Al or with Big Daddy. Put him away for life. He doesn't deserve any dignity.

What about her rights Lmbarta? You're just another one like Pull.... abusers and predators always defend abusers and predators.

WV does not have the death penalty.

um, tz...Lmbarta WAS defending her...I believe you meant that comment for Confussed...

Maybe he meant the right to a fair trial. If he is guilty he should lose his rights and be put away (hopefully for at least the 10 years he put her through), but until then we dont know all the facts and he may in fact be innocent.

More like the mentality of those who "occupy."

@CT-525835
Not if you look at belief systems and morals... How could you correlate
occupiers with these actions by any stretch of the imagination? They are pro
equality for all, especially women. You'd have a better argument stating that
they support a feminist take over and the subjugation of men than you do with
the abuse and enslavement of women. Plus many Occupiers don't hold onto the old
testament of the bible when it comes to gay rights and female subjugation... So
while the Tea Party comment can find correlation with old timey beliefs and the
"let them die" mentality (also a lot of blame the victim for their
situation) the same cannot be said of the occupiers. In no way does your
comment make sense.

Jeez give it a rest, will ya? Could we just go a day WITHOUT making comments about some political party??

I KNOW that if I read these comments I will be shocked at the level of stupidity, and misogyny that they represent. I only saw 2 of them, and that was enough.

Ladies - ARM YOURSELVES! I am serious. I see so much of this shi* in Maine - where ignorance is the norm. Someone rose up at a town hall mtg., wanting to address the subject of DV in our town, and she was "shot down" by a "town elder" who said, "There is no evidence of domestic violence here. It is a made up problem." Then he proceeded to threaten her. Ignoramus. We are LOADED with them.

BTW - all evidence to the contrary, as recent statistics show, DV is on the rise here. Oh - and lest anyone suggest that there is more female on male DV - as I have seen commented in the past - don't bother going there. That is just PURE BS.

Saintbitchy, it is actually a statistical fact, not pure BS. Ill give you that men's violence against women is often 10x worse, but it is not as often. You used statistics before, dont forget about them now.

And stop trying to fight woman hating with man hating.

Finally, jungamius. People from both parties do this all the time. Its quite common over here in California (blue state). Evil doesnt have a political party.

I have not heard that term except in old black and white movies. Feeble mind? The attorney must be using garters on his sleeves ala Clarence Darrow.

I always enjoy how someone can take such a horrible story about an injustice and make a political comment.

"DOUG", What does this kind of abuse have to do with being Republican or Democrat... I'm sure there has never been a Democrat abuse their spouse.....REALLY DOUG.

You're NOT responding to Doug, you know...........

This man is sick, he ought to get the death penalty, that sentence is a joke. What's gonna happen if they actually give him the sentence, he does the time, then gets out? Then he may end up hurting somebody else! Just end the @!$%#er now!

Actually, in reading the original article. The attorney was saying that the "feeble minded" person was the woman who originally contacted the police about this. He also says that the wife...the victim... is "standing by her man". I pray to God that isn't true and I pray to God that she gets the help she needs. We all know that when a person is abused for years they get to a point, where they don't know what's best for them because their abuser takes complete control of their lives. I hope that they have separated her and the baby from this horrible monster so that she can heal and get some much needed self respect.

The level of ignorance and stupidity in some of these comments is unbelievable. WV is the reason the Confederacy lost? WV was not a member of the Confederacy. WV is a Yankee State and we should stay on our side of the Mason-Dixon? WV is south of the Mason Dixon line. Just like many other states, we had Soldiers fighting on each side of the war. John Brown's raid was WV (I'm assuming you know who John Brown was), Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was a West Virginian and Robert E. Lee's hand picked his horse from WV. I am having trouble understanding what the Civil War has to do with this horrible crime. Can anyone enlighten me on that? Now for the anti-Christian crowd, before you base your argument on religion you really should know what you are talking about, the eye for an eye was I the old testament before the arrival of Jesus Christ. Jesus, in case you didn't know not only saved us, but taught a better way to live, hence the turn the other cheek. Perhaps the ignorant among us should educate themselves before commenting on things they know nothing about.