Woman accused of locking sister-in-law in basement for 2 years

A Michigan woman was arrested and charged after police said she held her sister-in-law captive in a basement for two years. 

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Tash Beamon, 48, is charged with unlawful imprisonment and vulnerable adult abuse. 

Police say she was acting as a caretaker for her 58-year-old sister-in-law, who is a vulnerable adult, but kept the woman locked in her basement, where she was given minimal access to food, water, a bathroom and a shower.

The police said that, on March 15, 2026, the victim escaped the basement and went to a nearby home where she broke a window, hoping someone inside would call 911 for help. 

When police arrived, she told them she had been held against her will; she was then taken to a hospital for medical care.

Charges were authorized against Beamon on April 2. 

She was arrested and booked into the Saginaw County Jail.