Woman held hostage uses Pizza Hut app to save her family

[wolf39us]

A mother in Florida used the Pizza Hut smartphone app to call for help while her and her three children were held hostage at knifepoint. Alongside her order of a pepperoni pizza, Cheryl Treadway included special instructions to call 911.

Treadway’s boyfriend, Ethan Nickerson, reportedly held her hostage while he sharpened a large knife after the couple had been arguing all day. Knowing she wouldn’t be able to use the phone to make a call or send a message, Treadway convinced Nickerson to let her order a pizza instead.

With her order, Treadway included a message that read, “Please help. Get 911 to me.”

Staff at the local Pizza Hut knew Treadway, a frequent customer, and called the local authorities immediately. Deputies were able to escort Treadway and one of her children out of the property, while Nickerson emerged 20 minutes later. The other children were unharmed.

“I don’t know if I ever would have thought of it. I mean it’s just something that she did so naturally,” Lt. Curtis Ludden told a local news station. “The boyfriend never knew about it until he saw us coming around the corner.”

Nickerson was “charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, battery, false imprisonment and obstructing justice by depriving communication to law enforcement,” CNN reports. He is now in jail with a bail set at $45,000, and will appear in court on June 1.

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/05/woman-uses-pizza-hut-app-to-call-for-help.html

[stromboli]

But....but....pizza is bad for you (runs)

[Atheon]

Nice to see an app-y ending to this story.

[Munch]

Yes.. until a month later when she ends up back with him because she's got nowhere else to turn with her three kids and unable to support them and the courts don't do anything about support.

[stromboli]

Yes.. until a month later when she ends up back with him because she's got nowhere else to turn with her three kids and unable to support them and the courts don't do anything about support.

Ever the optimist I see..........

[Solitary]

An idealist sees a realist as a pessimist.  Solitary

[Munch]

Sorry y'all, I like happy endings.. I just have a tick that needs to be satisfied

[Hydra009]

It's a shame she didn't have the Papa John's app.  Then she could've saved her family from bad pizza as well.  :P

Seriously though, glad they're safe.

[Munch]

Not making assumptions here, but I detect there being a longer standing level of domestic abuse here, from the outside we can assume he's just some thug who finally snapped. What piece of shit does this to their own children?

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Good thing he didn't have a gun because of stand your ground  he could've shot em all and had the rwnj's pay for his legal defense..

[kilodelta]

But, did she get her pizza? The other stuff isn't relevant.

[stromboli]

But, did she get her pizza? The other stuff isn't relevant.

My thought exactly.

[Shiranu]

It's a shame she didn't have the Papa John's app.  Then she could've saved her family from bad pizza as well.  :P

Seriously though, glad they're safe.

Papa John's... good pizza?

Fuck, I had so much hope for you. So much hope...

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Papajohns could qualify as Chucky Jesus pizza!

[wolf39us]

Papa Johns is trash, just like the other chains.

Y'all just need some good ole New England Mom & Pop pizza :-)