Posted on 04/10/2010 11:18:35 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
PROVO-A Brigham Young University student was arrested on attempted kidnapping and assault charges Thursday after he allegedly used a stun gun on a woman and tried to handcuff her.
Police say Stetson Hallam, 20, was the 19-year-old woman's home teacher in their LDS ward, and the two lived in the same apartment complex south of BYU. Provo police Sgt. Mark Crosby said Hallam had pursued the woman romantically, but she did not have any interest in him. He was persistent in trying to date her, Crosby said, to the point where she felt "creeped out" by Hallam.
"He kind of set her off, that he was just a little weird," Crosby said.
According to a police affidavit, Hallam repeatedly contacted the woman, telling her he had a gift for her. She put off meeting with Hallam until she could have a roommate present, police say, and she was successful until Tuesday.
Around 3 p.m. that day, Hallam contacted the woman and asked to meet with her, according to the affidavit. She reportedly told him she could not because she would be working until 9:30 p.m., and she said he could leave the gift at her apartment. However, when she arrived at her apartment complex, she saw Hallam standing outside and felt he was waiting for her, according to the affidavit. She went to her apartment through a side entrance, but allegedly found Hallam waiting for her at her door.
Hallam allegedly convinced the woman to come with him to a common laundry room in the basement of the complex, where he told her one of his roommates had helped him set up a scavenger hunt for the woman's gift. The woman reportedly told police she could see no signs of other people present and became suspicious.
According to the affidavit, Hallam told the woman the gift was "junk art" and was located in a bin underneath a table in the room. The woman reportedly described the bin to police as five feet long by two feet wide and three feet tall, with a lockable lid and handles. Hallam reportedly told the woman some of her gift was Easter candy, which he had left in his car. He then allegedly left the room, during which time the woman did not approach the bin, believing it may be part of a practical joke, according to police.
When Hallam returned, he allegedly encouraged the woman to open the bin and pulled it out from under the table to alleviate her fear, according to the affidavit. The woman then reportedly opened the bin and found it to be empty.
At this point, Hallam allegedly produced a stun gun, a handheld rectangular device with two metal prongs on the end. He allegedly pressed the device against the woman's arm and she felt a surge pass through her body, according to the affidavit. Police say the surge incapacitated the woman and caused her to collapse to the floor, at which point Hallam pinned her to the ground.
The woman reportedly became frightened for her life and did not know what Hallam's true intentions were, according to the affidavit. She allegedly began screaming and fighting Hallam, who police say placed his hand over her mouth. He also allegedly produced a pair of handcuffs and put one of the rings on the woman's left hand. While he was applying the handcuffs, police say, Hallam's hand slipped and his finger went into the woman's mouth. She allegedly bit down on his finger until he let her go and apologized, claiming it was all an April Fool's joke.
The woman was able to get away and reported the incident to police April 8, according to police. Crosby said he did not know why the report was delayed, but a delay is common with this type of allegations. When she reported the incident, burn marks were still visible on her arm, as was bruising on her wrist, Crosby said.
"Several days later, we're still able to have signs," he said.
Police conducted a search on Hallam's room and car late Thursday night, but Crosby said he does not know what was found. Crosby said police were interested in finding the bin the girl described, which was not an item usually found in the laundry room. Although Crosby said Hallam never tried to force the woman into the bin or trick her into getting inside, he said it is still an important piece of evidence given the circumstances.
"His whole premise was wanting her to open that box," he said.
Hallam was arrested Thursday night and booked into the Utah County Jail, where he is being held on a $5,000 bond on third-degree felony charges of aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping. According to the affidavit, police found a bite mark on the middle finger of Hallam's left hand.
Crosby said police are interviewing Hallam's roommates, but are uncertain which roommate he may have been referring to with the scavenger hunt because Hallam would not speak with police.
"He's not cooperating with us," Crosby said.
Crosby said Hallam does not appear to have any criminal history, and police have found no evidence so far of any history of mental illness.
"That's something that we're going to follow up on," he said.
Carri Jenkins, spokeswoman for BYU, said she had little information about the incident Friday. However, she confirmed that Hallam is a sophomore at the university. She said the university's Honor Code Office will now begin its own review of the incident to determine what actions should be taken. If it is determined that a person is a danger to the community, he or she may be banned from campus, but Jenkins said she does not know what decision will be made in this case.
"Every case is handled on an individual basis," she said.
The quote you posted doesn’t mention anything about the Priesthood. The BYU spokeswoman simply is expressing a neutral stance on this case as of now; that doesn’t mean she is favoring Hallam in any way.
Exactly, you have no reason to lie for the Lord. Perhaps you should stop lying for Satan. “Thou shalt not bear false witness” refers to everything, not just bearing false witness for the Lord.
Looks like this thread really yanked your n00b mormon chain, didn’t it?
Signed up today just to tell us that ex-Mormons can’t possibly know anything about their former cult.
How cultish of her.
ROFLMAO!!!
I’m not lying for Satan. It is the LDS who ‘lie for the Lord’. They lie to prospective converts, only tell half truths, omit things when talking to ‘gentiles’ and put it all under ‘milk before meat’.
Prove where I have borne false witness, n00b. Prove it. I dare you. I can source everything I say. I know Mormon history and doctrine far better than most Mormons (including those BIC).
Stay awhile on these threads, you might just learn something about Mormonism...
BTW, are you BIC or a convert?
Oh, goody. Fresh meat.
Signed up today just to tell us that ex-Mormons can’t possibly know anything about their former cult.
How cultish of her.
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Worth a repost. Hope she stays awhile sounds like she needs to learn more about Mormonism.
Do you know that ‘lying for the Lord’ is strictly an LDS doctrine/concept (Book of Moses)?
Google it.
Retread.
Welcome titangold. Sorry to break the new to ya, lds are not Christians by Christian doctrine, but are polytheistic, arians with gnosticism thrown in for shock effect.
lds doctrine denegrates the bible for it is only as good as it is 'correctly translated'. If the bible was as accurate as you claim - why was smith commanded by god to 'fix' it and make corrections to it - resulting in the joseph smith translation aka inspiried version?
Before you go and tell people who you think the Latter Day Saints are, you need to get your facts straight.
Judging from your post, it seems you need to do some more research - provided you stick around here long enough.
Your argue that only Active Mormons have the knowledge to comment on dogma and operations of the LDS then you say that the KLV is the first and most accurate version of the Bible? you know the one Joseph Smith was rewriting because it wasn't "translated correctly"?
AMAZING!
I would say the inverse is true, active Mormons seem to be the least knowledgeable about their dogma and such, or perhaps it is the mass confusion perpetrated week after week year after year to keep the company line muddled in the search for new marks and good PR..
We see that demonstrated here on FR almost daily.
Yes, they are Latter Day Saints (which is, and always has been the correct name, not “Mormon”),
Before you go and tell people who you think the Latter Day Saints are, you need to get your facts straight.
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And before you rail on one of the Inmans, you may want to get YOUR facts straight. “Mormon” as a proper term was common until about 20 years ago and is making a comeback, rather than “latter day aints”.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2485324/posts
And LDS are NOT Christians, not in the least. Painting auto repairs on the side of your garage does not make you an auto mechanic and having the name Jesus Christ on your building doesn’t make you a Christian.
The LDS use the KJV, but they twist it and misinterpret it and then claim it isn’t even translated correctly and so it cannot be trusted. They can’t have it both ways.
I’m not even going to get into the inaccuracy of the KJV and basic principles of transmission and translation until you do a little homework first.
When you are ready to start your lessons, just ping me.
Not sure she is a true n00b, but more likely a retread or second account.
Doesn’t mean we can’t have fun.
Or one of the "handles"
Seemed to believe the "ex" equals "exed" for some reason. Hasn't heard that a law suit resulted in the mormon church having to accept resignations.
Now this is creative imagination at its best. Unable to refute the specific points in place, an attempt is made to disqualify the witness of exmormons. Well, at least in a minimal way you are being a little generous in refering to them - normally they are considered something less than pond scum by mormons.
You may have just recently been ex-communicated (I assume you were, otherwise, you wouldn’t claim yourself as an “exmormon”, but rather “inactive” or “less-active.”) or you may have been ex-communicated years ago, but either way, you will forget a lot.
LOL, standard refrain isn't it titan - must have been excommunicated, LOL not that easy titan. Many ex's here are BIC, others are/were converts. And as you say, all them dusty books 'contain' the doctrine - and you'll note that most here will reference those 'books' liberally as well as other lsd sources - they don't have to rely upon memory alone.
If so, we do indeed have a brand new opportunity at unconversion!
I LOVE it! And Louie Armstrong.....priceless. LOL (He’s from the seed of Cain you know?)
Anyone who claims that they are “exmormon” automatically gives up their credibility on LDS church-related subjects. The reason is, when someone stops going to church, they forget a lot. The things that are forgotten are subconsciously filled in with negative thoughts, as they speak negatively of the church.
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ROFLMAO!!!!
That is the funnies thing I have read in a long time. Even when I was LDS I knew more than those who grew up in the LDS church. And I know even more now. I don’t forget anything, my years in the LDS are seared into my memory.
Getting away from the continuous brainwashing the LDS does make people realize how controlling they are. Becoming a Christian makes people realize how BLASPHEMOUS LDS doctrine is. Those are the reasons that LDS see ex-mormons as negative. We want to get others out of that cult.
Quite the opposite from your assertion is what is true. Ex-mormons have even MORE credibility because we no longer have the pressure to defend the Mormon church. We aren’t going to get our TR taken away, we don’t have to ‘protect our testimony’ or worry about ‘thinking ourselves out of the Church’ or even getting bad looks during Sacrament meeting.
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