Man sentenced to life in prison for holding social worker hostage

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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A man convicted of holding a social worker hostage for hours was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Tzvi Allswang held his therapist hostage and tortured her for 15 hours in his parents' Boca Raton home in 2022. Allswang pleaded guilty in March to several criminal charges, including attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping and several sexual assault charges. The decision on his sentencing was left to the judge, with potential sentences ranging from a minimum of 50 years to life in prison. The charges stem from a 2022 incident in which Allswang held his therapist hostage in a bedroom closet at his parents' Boca Raton home. According to the arrest report, he stopped her from leaving, physically restrained her and disabled her phone by putting it on airplane mode. Over the next 15 hours, the therapist was beaten and sexually assaulted. The situation ended when Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies entered the home, shooting Allswang in the head after he held the therapist at knifepoint and refused to comply at their orders.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida —

A man convicted of holding a social worker hostage for hours was sentenced Monday to life in prison.

Tzvi Allswang held her therapist hostage and tortured her for 15 hours at her parents' Boca Raton home in 2022.

Allswang pleaded guilty in March to several charges, including attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping and several counts of sexual assault.

The decision regarding his sentencing was left to the judge, with potential sentences ranging from a minimum of 50 years to life imprisonment.

The charges stem from a 2022 incident in which Allswang held his therapist hostage in a bedroom closet at his parents' Boca Raton home. According to the arrest report, he stopped her from leaving, physically restrained her and disabled her phone by putting it on airplane mode.

Over the next 15 hours, the therapist was beaten and sexually assaulted. The situation ended when Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies entered the home, shooting Allswang in the head after he held the therapist at knifepoint and refused to comply at their orders.