GLOCESTER – A metropolis man is dealing with felony prices after an alleged kidnapping and violent assault of a Glocester girl that ended along with her escaping to name 911 after he fell asleep.
Nicholas Westenfelder, 31, of 204 Wells St. Woonsocket was charged with felony home violence, kidnapping and housebreaking, together with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct, larceny, refusal to relinquish a phone and violation of a no contact order following the incident.
In accordance with the arrest report, Glocester police had been referred to as to a house on Highland Lake Highway round 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 27. Officers met with the sufferer, who was bleeding from a number of areas on her face and was coated with bruises on her arms and ribs. The 37-year-old girl had swollen eyes, in line with police, and her nostril appeared damaged.
“It was apparent to police that (the sufferer) had been severely assaulted,” the report notes.
The sufferer instructed officers she was sleeping at her pal’s mom’s home on Hemlock Highway when she was awoken by Westenfelder, her ex boyfriend. Westenfellder had reportedly walked by an unlocked door of the house uninvited and grabbed the sufferer’s telephone.
The sufferer instructed police Westenfelder pulled her off the sofa pushing and shoving her out of the home and into his automotive, a 2008 Lincoln.
She mentioned Westenfelder started hitting her with a closed fist whereas driving alongside Route 44. The sufferer mentioned her attacker appeared intoxicated and that she was scared for her life.
The car reportedly started to expire of gasoline and Westenfelder pulled over, parking close to Pinewood Pub. The sufferer mentioned she waited for him to go to sleep after which exited the automotive, working to her mom’s home to name 911.
Police discovered Westenfelder nonetheless asleep contained in the car. He appeared unhurt, however had a piece of lengthy brown hair on his denims, and officers noticed blood on his clothes, in addition to a considerable amount of blood on his fingers. The sufferer’s telephone was additionally situated contained in the car.
Westenfelder’s lengthy rap sheet dates again to 2016, when he was arrested for home assault, breaking and coming into, and disorderly conduct in Glocester, in line with the state felony database. Within the years since, he’s had a number of prices for home violence in addition to many counts of fraudulent use of a bank card, and different infractions.
Within the newest incident, Westenfelder was held with out bail, and the case was referred to a grand jury. He’s due again in court docket for a pre-arraignment convention on Wednesday, July 23.
