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Stephen Pilson, Kidnapping, Maine 2023
A Brighton, Massachusetts man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for kidnapping a woman and violating a protective order in Maine.
U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Stephen Pilson, 56, to 156 months in prison for kidnapping and 50 months for interstate violation of a protective order, with the sentences to be served concurrently.
Pilson was found guilty by a federal jury on December 21, 2023, after a three-day trial. According to evidence presented during the trial, on December 15, 2019, Pilson drove the victim from Massachusetts to Maine against her will.
Throughout the trip, Pilson drank heavily and told the victim they were going to Canada where she would die. He tied the victim to the vehicle’s gear shift with her scarf and struck her when she tried to escape.
Maine State Troopers were alerted to the incident by 911 calls from at least five concerned motorists. Troopers later found Pilson in the woods with the aid of a K-9.
While incarcerated on the federal kidnapping charge, Pilson sought to obstruct justice by convincing the victim to recant her statement to police and cease cooperating with the investigation.
At sentencing, Judge Levy observed that, ‘Mr. Pilson’s recorded call to the victim was chilling and reflects someone who is both calculating and will do whatever it takes to another person to get his way.’
The FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force and the Maine State Police investigated the case.
Help is available via the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or via their website at https://www.thehotline.org/. Mainers experiencing domestic violence can also contact the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV) at 1-866-834-HELP (4357).
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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