AUGUSTA — A Litchfield man accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Chelsea has been indicted by a grand jury on several felony-level charges.
Joshua L. Tilley, 40, allegedly kidnapped the woman on Sept. 23 with the intent to inflict bodily injury upon her or terrorize her, and also punched and attempted to suffocate her, according to a Kennebec County grand jury indictment and a police affidavit.
The woman, who had a protective order against Tilley, was sleeping in a trailer in Chelsea when he allegedly approached her, called her names and threatened to kill her if she made any noise or tried to call anyone, an affidavit filed by Maine State Police Trooper Travis Luce states.
Tilley was indicted earlier this month on two Class A felony counts of kidnapping as well as charges of domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and violating a protective order in connection with the incident.
An indictment is not an indication of guilt but an acknowledgement that enough evidence exists for a case to move forward toward trial.
Tilley was accused of similar charges involving a different woman in Litchfield in 2019.
In August of that year, Tilley was arrested near his residence in Litchfield after police conducted an hours-long manhunt for him. He was charged with several crimes, including kidnapping, after allegedly threatening a woman with a knife and restraining her.
Tilley has an extensive criminal record in Maine, according to a background check with the state Bureau of Identification.
He was one of two men indicted this month on unrelated kidnapping charges.
Also indicted on a Class A felony charge of kidnapping, as well as several other charges, was Travon I. Vargas, 22, of Augusta.
An indictment alleges Vargas, on Oct. 15, kidnapped a woman in Augusta and exposed her to a risk of serious bodily injury or knowingly restrained her with the intent to inflict bodily injury upon her.
Vargas is also accused of domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, domestic violence terrorizing, criminal restraint, obstructing report of crime or injury, criminal mischief and assault for incidents that allegedly happened on the same day.
All but the assault charge list the same woman as the victim. The assault charge alleges Vargas assaulted a man, also on Oct. 15 in Augusta.
Also indicted, by a grand jury which sat Jan. 17 and 18 at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, were:
• Paul M. Adams, 41, of Augusta, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, aggravated criminal operating under the influence, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, criminal mischief, and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, July 12, 2023, in Pittston.
• Bradley R. Atkins, 32, of Hallowell, receiving stolen property and violating conditions of release, July 3, 2023, in Winthrop.
• Joshua P. Arbour, 43, of Augusta, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and operating after suspension, Jan. 25, 2023, in Augusta.
• Kenneth Russell Austin, 41, of Norridgewock, three counts of domestic violence aggravated assault and one count of domestic violence assault, Nov. 27, 2023 in Watervile; and domestic violence terrorizing, on or between Oct. 1, 2023, and Nov. 27, 2023, in Waterville.
• Scott Joseph Beckim, 42, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release, Aug. 21, 2023, in Augusta; and theft by unauthorized taking and violation of condition of release, Oct. 29, 2023, in Augusta.
• Tina M. Berube, 59, of Augusta, aggravated criminal operating under the influence, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, license class restriction and criminal operating under the influence, Oct. 1, in Waterville.
• Jessica Lee Bizier-Nye, 43, of Winslow, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, and violating conditions of release, Nov. 15, 2023, in China.
• Nicole A. Breton, 30, of Augusta, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, criminal mischief and violating conditions of release, July 11, 2023, in Augusta.
• Larry E. Burnham, 65, of Readfield, criminal operating under the influence, eluding an officer and operating after suspension, Sept. 1, 2023, in Manchester.
• Justin Joseph Caron, 39, of Oakland, domestic violence assault, Dec. 13, 2023, in Oakland.
• Lisa M. Chapman, 44, of Litchfield, failure to report, Sept. 4, 2023, in Augusta.
• Mark Edward St. Clair Jr., 33, of Gardiner, aggravated unlawful furnishing of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, May 25, 2023, in Winthrop.
• Andrew Jacob Clark, 38, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, Oct. 27, 2023, in Augusta.
• Eric Clark Cooper, 36, of Randolph, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release, Aug. 8, 2023, in Augusta.
• Joshua Robert Costain, 36, of Waterville, domestic violence assault and domestic violence terrorizing on or between Dec. 1, 2022, and Sept. 11, 2023, domestic violence assault, on or between Jan. 1, 2023, and June 1, 2023, domestic violence assault, Sept. 4, 2023 and domestic violence assault, Sept. 11, 2023, in Winthrop; and domestic violence assault, July 5, 2021, in Waterville.
• Daniel Joseph Couto Jr., 33, of Augusta, domestic violence criminal threatening, domestic violence assault, domestic violence reckless conduct, Sept. 28, 2023, in Augusta; domestic violence assault, Oct. 10, 2023, in Augusta; and violation of condition of release, Oct. 14, 2023, in Augusta.
• Leo R. Coutu, 38, of Waterville, operating after revocation, June 15, 2023, in Waterville.
• Brian E. Cray, 34, of Gardiner, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, Oct. 3, 2023, in Randolph; and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, and violation of condition of release, Aug. 4, 2023, in Randolph.
• Vanessa M. Delano, 35, of Augusta, aggravated assault and assault, Oct. 17, 2023, in Augusta.
• Robert L. Desjardins III., 31, of Augusta, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, Aug. 27, 2023, in Augusta.
• James Mathew Derosier, 37, of Oakland, domestic violence assault, theft by unauthorized taking and criminal mischief, Dec. 5, 2023, in Oakland.
• Justin M. Elder, 42, of Augusta, burglary, criminal mischief and violating conditions of release, Sept. 4, 2023, in Augusta; burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and violating conditions of release, Sept. 4, 2023, in Chelsea; and burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and criminal mischief, June 18, 2023, in Belgrade.
• Malcolm Henry Emery, 52, of Augusta, burglary, theft by unauthorized taking, criminal mischief and indecent conduct, July 6, 2023, in Augusta.
• Aaron Moses Esposito, 41, of Waterville, violating conditions of release, Aug. 29, 2023, in Waterville.
• Hunter E. Francis, 21, of Waterville, violating conditions of release, Dec. 2, 2023, in Winslow; and terrorizing and four counts of assault, Dec. 2, 2023, in Waterville.
• David J. Gilbert, 61, of Readfield, domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and improper contact with a victim pre-bail, Oct. 15, 2023, in Readfield.
• Damion Evan Sidelinger Hanson, 29, of Augusta, domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, criminal restraint and violating conditions of release, Nov. 17, 2023, in Augusta.
• Jesse R. Hanson, 35, of Augusta, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, criminal operating under the influence and operating without a license as a resident for over 90 days, May 25, 2023, in Augusta.
• Douglas K. Harriman, 59, of Monmouth, domestic violence assault, June 28, 2023, in Monmouth.
• Kelcey B. Hart, 44, of Auburn, domestic violence assault.
• Anthony D. Hight, 39, of Waterville, domestic violence criminal threatening, Dec. 2, 2023, in Waterville.
• Emmanual Hurtado, 32, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking, Sept. 5, 2023, in Augusta.
• Jesse Bleu Hyden, 36, of Augusta, tampering with a victim and violation of condition of release, Oct. 16, 2023, in Winthrop; aggravated assault and two counts of domestic violence assault, May 10, 2023, in Winthrop; violation of condition of release, on or between Oct. 18, 2023, and Oct. 31, 2023, in Augusta; and violation of condition of release, Nov. 7, 2023, in Augusta.
• Christopher A. Jones, 42, of Pittston, theft by deception and home repair fraud, June 2, 2023, in China.
• Jack W. Kennedy, 31, of Winthrop, domestic violence stalking, on or between Sept. 1, 2022, and July 30, 2023; criminal operating under the influence, violation of protective order and criminal mischief and driving to endanger, July 17, 2023; and harassment by telephone or electronic communication device, on or between March 29, 2023, and March 30, 2023, in Wayne.
• Joshua L. Kibbin, 46, of Windsor, domestic violence aggravated assault, Oct. 30, 2023, in Windsor.
• George J. Lajoie, 37, of Wayne, domestic violence aggravated assault and domestic violence assault, on or between Sept. 9 and Sept. 10, 2023; and tampering with a victim, Sept. 10, 2023, in Wayne.
• Alexander Lane, 33, of Norridgewock, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release, Sept. 6, 2023, in Chelsea.
• Sarah G. Lincoln, 46, of Winthrop, aggravated assault, aggravated criminal operating under the influence and driving to endanger, June 17, 2023, in Augusta.
• Shawn T. Lord, 43, of Augusta, aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release, July 25, 2023, in Augusta.
• Michael J. Lovell, 28, of Augusta, violating conditions of release and violating a protective order, Dec. 1, 2023 in Augusta; and domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing and assault, Nov. 1, 2023, in Augusta.
• Todd E. Lunt, 47, of Augusta, aggravated criminal operating under the influence and violation of condition of release, Aug. 27, 2023, in Augusta.
• Sabrina C. Madore, 31, of Albion, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and criminal operating under the influence, Aug. 5, 2023, in Winslow.
• Randy R. Marquis, 50, of Augusta, failure to comply with duty under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, on or between March 22, 2023, and June 28, 2023, in Augusta.
• Michael Mello, 38, of Augusta, theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release, on or between May 19, 2022, and June 9, 2023, in Windsor.
• Anthony M. Mellows, 33, of Vassalboro, domestic violence aggravated assault and domestic violence assault, Oct. 24, 2023, in Vassalboro.
• Lionel Merritt, 33, of Readfield, aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal threatening, Oct. 28, 2023, in Mount Vernon.
• Kevin T. Moore, 47, of Fairfield, domestic violence assault, Sept. 2, 2023, in Gardiner.
• Derek C. Murphy, 38, of Winslow, domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, criminal mischief, unauthorized use of property, theft by unauthorized taking, Sept. 30, 2023, in Winslow; domestic violence aggravated assault, on or between May 1, 2023, and May 30, 2023, in Winslow; and domestic violence assault, on or between May 1, 2023 and May 30, 2023, in Indian Stream Township.
• Dustin D. Newell, 29, of Benton, domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence terrorizing and domestic violence criminal threatening, Aug. 2, 2023, in Benton.
• Tyson Daniel Nichols, 28, of Greene, theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release, June 20, 2023, in Augusta.
• Devon J. Peaslee, 18, of China, aggravated criminal mischief, June 27, 2023, in China.
• Joey L. Peaslee, 42, of Jefferson, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release, June 11, 2023, in Augusta.
• Travis M. Quimby, 37, of Madison, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and falsifying physical evidence, June 19, 2023, in Oakland.
• Andrew L. Reynolds, 32, of Norridgewock, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, June 3, 2023, in Waterville.
• Linda M. Robbins, 35, of Waterville, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, Oct. 1, 2023, in Waterville.
• Andrew L. Roe, 32, of Vienna, domestic violence assault, Sept. 5, 2023, in Vienna.
• Adrien L. Sanders, 38, of Rochester, New Hampshire, aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, aggravated unlawful furnishing of scheduled drugs, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, unauthorized use of property, operating after suspension and violating conditions of release, Nov. 16, 2023, in Augusta.
• Travis M. Sheehan, 34, of Winslow, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, June 27, 2023, in Waterville.
• Elliot J. Snow, 34, of Vassalboro, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violation of condition of release, Oct. 13, 2023, in Augusta.
• Jennifer A. Watson, 37, of Chelsea, unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, Oct. 17, 2023, in Gardiner.
• Jacob Whalen, 45, of Camden, burglary, theft by deception, theft by unauthorized taking, violation of condition of release and theft by unauthorized taking, July 18, 2022, in Augusta.
• Nicholas Ray Withee, 35, of Clinton, domestic violence assault, July 31, 2023, in Clinton.
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