Two Men Charged with Interstate Kidnapping After Transporting Victim Across State Lines and Holding Her for Ransom

Two Men Charged with Interstate Kidnapping After Transporting Victim Across State Lines and Holding Her for Ransom

CONCORD - Two men, one from Massachusetts and another from Connecticut, have been charged with an interstate kidnapping conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Damarcus Bonner, 30, and Tyron Harris, 27, were arrested on a complaint and will appear in Federal Court today. Both defendants were previously charged by the State of Vermont and had been in Vermont state custody since January. According to allegations in the complaint, Harris and Bonner kidnapped an adult victim in Claremont, New Hampshire, and brought her to a residence in Springfield, Vermont. For more than 24 hours, they held her there against her will, tortured and beat the victim, and demanded money from her and others on her behalf. Springfield Police ultimately learned of kidnapping and went to the residence in the early morning hours of January 25, 2026. They rescued the victim from the residence and arrested the defendants. A search of the residence revealed a firearm, drugs packaged for distribution, duct tape that was used to bind the victim, and items used for torture.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The charging statute provides a sentence of up to life in prison. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The FBI is leading the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided by the Vermont State Police, the Springfield, Vermont Police Department, and the Claremont, New Hampshire Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Vicinanzo is prosecuting the case.