Accused kidnapper is held without bail
Youth held on $6,500
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
After a set of special hearings in last Friday's District Court, the Polpis man charged with kidnapping and beating a former co-worker on April 12 was held in the Barnstable House of Correction without bail, and a high school student accused of threatening another student with a knife was held on $6,500 bail with a list of conditions in the event of his release.

During nearly two hours of testimony from police detectives, Judge Lance Garth heard details reported to them by alleged victim David Raza, who said he was kidnapped and beaten on April 12 into April 13 by Paul D. Waggoner, who is said to have bound Raza to a chair in a horse stall adjacent to Waggoner's 8 Salti Way residence. A stack of photographs showing Raza's condition when he was hospitalized after the incident, and other photos of items allegedly supporting Raza's account of his surroundings, were introduced into evidence by the assistant district attorney. The photos were taken after police obtained several search warrants for 8 Salti Way.

Waggoner, 28, who had been jailed on $50,000 cash bail since his arrest the afternoon of April 13, was held without bail until his appearance in court Monday. Boston attorney James Merberg took the case, which was continued to May 29 for a probable cause hearing. The district attorney's office intends to seek indictments against Waggoner and have the case transferred to Nantucket Superior Court.

Waggoner is no stranger to the legal system, according to court records that list previous charges of assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, intimidating a witness and possession of marijuana.

Detective Dan Furtado testified that he saw Raza at a Polpis construction site where he fled after escaping from the stable the morning of April 13. Furtado said he observed Raza to be scared and visibly shaken with adhesive residue on his hands and body consistent with duct tape, which Raza said Waggoner used along with ropes, straps and chains to secure him into a chair. Furtado also testified that he observed arks and abrasions on Raza's chest, stomach and arms. Raza told police that Waggoner beat him throughout the night of April 12, including striking him with the blunt end of an ax.

Detective Daniel Mack testified that Raza told him that on April 12 Waggoner came to his residence at 46 Nobadeer Farm Road, also a workshop location, telling Raza they needed to discuss job-related arguments they had been having and brought along alcohol, soda and marijuana. After a period of consuming drinks that Raza said Waggoner mixed for him, Raza said he felt unusually impaired and later found himself restrained in Waggoner's stable.

According to Mack's testimony, Waggoner told Raza he intended to keep him captive until Raza's scheduled April 17 court appearance on a charge of being an unregistered sex offender, and that he wanted Raza to then take a ferry and leave the island. Mack also said items observed at the stable scene corresponded with Raza's descriptions and with marks seen on his body. (On April 17, Raza, 28, formerly of Miami, Fla., had his court case regarding the Feb. 7 charge of being a sex offender failing to register with police rescheduled for May 29.)

The other hearing on Friday was for Michael A. Kittila, 17, of 8 Pine Grove Road, charged on April 10 with assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly threatening a fellow student with a knife while in the high school building. Kittila was held on $10,000 bail after his arrest and was held on $6,500 bail following the Friday hearing. Kittila also has other pending court cases involving Dec. 12 and 13, 2006 charges of vehicle larceny, breaking and entering, larceny over $250 and vandalizing property. Those cases have been continued to July 18. The new case has been scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on May 21.

Kittila, who lives with his employer, was suspended from school after the alleged knife threat and has an expulsion hearing with school officials on May 1. Through his lawyer, Kittila informed the court that he does not want to return to school, although he will attend the May 1 hearing and would pursue his GED.

Judge Garth ordered that if Kittila is released from custody he must refrain from contact or abuse of his alleged victim, and stay 50 yards away from school grounds and parks except for disciplinary hearings or if he is permitted to return to classes. If allowed back in school he was ordered to leave school property within a half-hour of dismissal and to stay away from school events. He was also ordered to continue living with his

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