"Ironing Is Woman's Work"

That's what 29-year-old Robert Edward Tyrrell Jr. told his mom, and when she refused, he pulled out his gun and took her hostage:

"He wanted her to do some ironing, and when she said ‘no,' they got into an argument," Griffith said. "He told her ‘ironing is woman's work.' "

Tyrrell, who lives with his parents, then pulled out a gun and took his 51-year-old mother's keys and cellphones, Griffith said. The man refused to let the woman leave for at least six hours, investigators said.

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