Five people in the Texas Hill Country are behind bars after a half-nude and injured woman was rescued from months of involuntary confinement, according to law enforcement in the Lone Star State.

Michelle Garcia, 51, Crystal Garcia, 21, Mache Carney, 32, Juan Pablo Castro, 30, and Maynard Lefevers, 21, stand accused of one count each of aggravated kidnapping , aggravated assault , injury to the elderly or disabled with intentional bodily harm, and unlawful restraint, the Austin Police Department announced in a press release last week.

On Oct. 30, officers responded to a welfare check request marked "urgent" at a residence on Bitter Creek Drive in South Austin.

There, the alleged victim was found outside the house and handcuffed to what police described as "a piece of exercise equipment."

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