Kidnapping Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail

The man accused of an armed kidnapping in Wenham during the weekend has been ordered to be held without bail until his next court hearing.

Judge Allen Swam ordered Justin Raymond, 23, of Salem remain held in jail without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Aug. 11, according to Carrie Kimball-Monahan, spokesman for the Essex County District Attorney’s office.

Raymond was arraigned Monday in Ipswich District Court in Newburyport on two charges of assault and battery, kidnapping, breaking and entering in the nighttime, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of threat to commit a crime.

The litany of charges against Raymond stem from an incident on Topsfield Road (Route 97) in Wenham on Friday starting just after 10 p.m.

Police were called to a Topsfield Road home for a reported assault and kidnapping and were told that the female homeowner was assaulted with a dangerous weapon and her daughter was “forcibly removed from the home.”

The victim was found about an hour later at a nearby home. She did not have any apparent injuries and was taken to Beverly Hospital, where she was treated and released.

Police from Wenham, assisted by Beverly, Danvers and Topsfield police then hunted for Raymond with help from State Police troopers, several State Police K9’s and a State Police helicopter.

Raymond was found about an hour later in the storage area under the three-season porch at a Burnham Road residence, not far from the victim’s home.

At Monday’s arraignment, Swan also ordered that Raymond stay away and have no contact with the victims and witnesses, according to Kimball-Monahan.