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.
Sorry to hear that U.
I know you said last week or so you were very sick, praying for a full recovery.
Tell your sons real men go to the doctor. (Ok, if I said that to my husband he would just laugh.) What is it with you guys anyway? Ok that could be a whole another thread.
Rest. Prayers for you.
It maybe a simple thing or it could be a DEADSLY thing waiting to snap!
I understand that 'man' thing, but when my heart stopped beating for a while, MY attention was GOTTEN!
We may disagree theology, but as humans we want each other to stay around as long as possible!
Follow the advise of this old ANTI and GET OFF THIS COMPUTER and call your doctor: NOW!
advice?
I used to have a lazy 20 yo hanging around...
LOL.
Okay, so you know SVCW personally? And you’re teaming up together to work against the LDS church? Why? Do you ever work against any other church?
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I know SVCW from FR and posting back and forth with her everyday. We are both Flying Inmans and fight the heresy of Mormonism here on FR, there are many of us. I fight other false churches that claim to be Christian as well. My experience is greatest in Mormonism since I was Mormon for several years.
Maybe you were offended by a bishop or some other leader in the church? Is that why you left?... Just because a leader makes a mistake doesn’t mean the whole church is wrong. I mean, the Catholic church had some pretty deranged priests, but does that mean the Catholic church is untrue? No. It only means those priests are imperfect. ... I was just gathering that you might be bitter from your “dragged into Hell without a fight” comment. Ex-communication is not a punishment; it is only a guide to help YOU repent, so YOU can be happy, not for anyone else to benefit from.
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ROFLMAO!!!!!! Your assumptions are beyond stupid and clearly show that
I wasn’t offended, I wasn’t disciplined, I wasn’t ex-communicated, I am not bitter. It was never about the leadership. LOL.
I left because I started out to prove the ‘antis’ wrong and found out it was the LDS church that was lying to me. I left because I found out the LDS church is a lie.
I resigned and they never even held a court. I CHOSE TO LEAVE THE LDS because they WERE LYING to their membership.
LDS excommunication is a form of control, one that I never experienced but can see.
My point about dragging people to hell is based upon LDS doctrine and their heresies against God, not because of some imaginary discipline you think I incurred.
And, no I do not expect a response from you.
You are correct in that just because Latter Day Saints think they are Christians, it does not make it so. Just because you think they are not Christians, however, does not make it so, either...Neither of us will always be right.
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Wrong. The LDS are not Christian because of their theology, not because of my say so. God says they are not Christian.
The Bible is ALWAYS right and the Bible condemns the LDS very loudly.
Stick around and you will see just HOW loudly.
I don’t know what you mean by “True Christians don’t let people be dragged into Hell without a fight...”
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Of course you don’t. Not surprising. What i mean is that, doctrinally, the LDS is the path to a very real, very eternal Hell.
A true Christian will tell those who do not believe in the Christ of the Bible and in biblical doctrine that they are on the wrong path and what the right path is.
True Christians will fight for those who are blinded by heresy and not just leave them be, complacently, believing lies and in a false Christ.
It is your opinion that I have no “grasp” on the Bible or Christianity. You may believe that, but who says that everything you say is correct? Just because someone interprets the Bible different than you do, doesn’t mean they are always wrong, no matter what.
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Wow. You are hitting all the pat LDS defenses. Are you working from a list?
The LDS cannot have a proper grasp of the Bible or they wouldn’t be LDS. LDS ‘proof texts’ are always taken out of context, or misinterpreted.
Who says what I believe is correct? THE BIBLE.
Scripture (as a whole) interprets scripture (verse). My ‘interpretation’ isn’t my personal one, it comes from the Bible as a whole, proper interpretation principles, a knowledge of the MSS and the original languages. I have both an academic and practical experience and knowledge of Biblical interpretation.
ALL CHRISTIANS interpret the Bible completely different from the LDS and in agreement with each other, especially on the ‘proof texts’ that the LDS use.
And it is quite rich that the LDS debate ‘interpretation factor’ and accuse Christians of not interpreting the Bible correctly when they consider the Bible to be corrupt, untrustworthy and not ‘translated correctly’.
How can the LDS claim to ‘properly interpret’ an untrustworthy book?
I think you’ve nailed it!
Perhaps you think the LDS church worships a false Christ? That is something I’ve heard time and time again, but they do worship the Father in the name of the Son, the very Son in the King James Bible. Do you worship a different Christ? If the two Christs we are referring to are from the same Bible, they are undoubtedly the same Christ. Your interpretation may be different, but those prophets all wrote about the same Christ in the Bible.
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Wow. You are so wrong on SO many levels.
Yes, the LDS worship a false Christ. Their own prophets admit they worship a different Christ than Christians (want the source?).
I noticed you DID NOT say you Worship Christ. To a Christian that is BLASPHEMY!! Christ is GOD and therefore due our Worship.
Christians and the LDS are not referring to the same Christ. The Christ of the Christians is not the brother of Satan, is not Created, was always God, is still God, atoned for sins on the Cross not in the Garden, and is not only one of 3 Gods.
So, the LDS do NOT woship the Christ of the Bible, they worship a different (and false) Christ.
I will back off when the LDS stop pretending and calling themselves Christian because they do not, in any way, worship Christ or even preach the Christ of the Bible.
Not expecting an answer for this either...
I do love how you once again assume that Reaganaut was ex communicated, and that being ‘offended’ is the only reason to leave the LDS.
It does ignore the fact, yet again, that sometimes people can see the light.
And the lies...
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Exactly.
I must say that the only trainer I had is Christ himself.
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More like Satan himself.
I very considerately left room for reaganaut to correct me, if necessary.
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LOL. Not much, but I corrected you anyway.
Also, since you are new, it is polite to ping those you mention.
We may disagree theology, but as humans we want each other to stay around as long as possible!
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I second that. And, U, you are one of the more fun ones to fight with. :D
Sorry to hear you feel poorly...
I’m 62 and my health is good..
In this case doing such would have been a bad idea. Somethings caught early are nothing but if allowed to go on can become possibly life changing.
Living is a very manly thing to do and one moves very slowly when dead.
Let us know how it goes and we “apostates” will be praying for you...
Sorry to hear that E. Prayers for you as well, my brother.
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