Robert Jacob Mize, 35 of Rome, was arrested this week after reports said he attempted to prevent police from arresting a woman inside his Alabama Highway home.

Reports said that Mize told authorities that she wasn’t inside while preventing them from entering

She was later found inside the home and taken into custody.

Mize is charged with the hindering of the apprehension of a criminal

The criminal, Ashley Nicole Royer, 36 of Rome, was being sought for a probation violation.