TAOS — A woman was found beaten and gagged in a Ranchos de Taos home Saturday, according to the Taos County Sheriff's Office.

Jorge Montoya, 55, was charged with multiple felonies after deputies found what they described as a severely beaten woman who was bound and barely conscious inside the residence.

Deputies had responded to a report of a domestic violence incident at 35 Amorak Road in Ranchos de Taos, according to news release the sheriff's office issued Monday. A caller reported to Taos Central Dispatch they had “heard a female voice crying for help."

"Upon arrival, Deputies encountered a man at the residence who was initially detained," the release states. “During the course of the investigation, Deputies discovered a severely beaten female who was naked with her hands and feet t

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