Man tells Middletown police he was kidnapped, held for Social Security check

“Apparently he had been drinking there when people at the residence decided he owed them money,” said Maj. Scott Reeve.

The man said the people decided to hold him a the residence until the beginning of the month, when his Social Security check would be deposited, to get the money he allegedly owed.

When officers arrived at the residence about 3 p.m. after the man escaped, the other people at the house fled.