A man and woman allegedly kidnapped, beat and burned another man in Lewiston.
Zachery Paradis, 44, has been charged with criminal restraint, kidnapping, elevated aggravated assault, aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; while Jennifer Dionne, 42, has been charged with criminal restraint, kidnapping, elevated aggravated assault, aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, according to the Lewiston Police Department.
Police learned Monday afternoon that a man was in distress in a Pine Street apartment.
When police entered, officers found a 37-year-old man who had been badly beaten and burned. Paradis and Dionne allegedly lured him into the apartment, where they tied him up, assaulted him and threatened him with a gun.
The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.