WILMINGTON, Ohio — Police say an Ohio man accused of kidnapping a neighbor and keeping her trapped in a small pit is to appear in court on a charge of kidnapping.

Blanchester, Ohio, police say 45-year-old Dennis Dunn is to have a hearing today. Dunn was arrested Wednesday after police found the woman about two hours after her mother reported her missing.

Police said the woman’s mother called about 4 a.m. to report that she heard crying from a shed on Dunn’s property. Police found the woman in a pit inside the shed. She was treated at a hospital and released.

Dunn is in jail. It couldn’t be determined whether he has an attorney.

A responding officer arrived to find the woman in the shed, crouching in a pit about 2 feet wide by 2 feet long and about 3½ feet deep with wood over the top of it.

Police Chief Scott Reinbolt said heavy objects, including lawn equipment, had been placed on the wood, preventing the woman from getting out.

The chief said the woman in October 2016 had reported receiving harassing phone calls and text messages from Dunn, who she and her family had known for some time. The woman declined to participate in any prosecution of Dunn at that time.

Dunn was charged earlier this month with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana, court records show. Police said he had repeatedly called them because he heard voices or thought people were trying to get in. Officers checked the home each time but found no one around it.