Man arrested after allegedly taping wife to chair to watch football ‘in peace’

A 64-year-old Richmond man is facing serious legal consequences after he reportedly bound his wife to a chair with tape and left her in their basement so he could watch a football game upstairs without interruption.
The suspect, identified as Terry Ward, was taken into custody following a late-night domestic disturbance call at a residence in the 2200 block of Maplewood Avenue in Richmond.
According to a Richmond Police Department criminal complaint obtained by Virginia Statewide Incidents, officers arrived at the scene around 11:30 p.m. to investigate a domestic dispute.
Responding officers took a statement from an adult female who detailed a harrowing 30 to 45-minute ordeal. She t...