Pair Accused On Kidnapping Women In Manchester

MANCHESTER, NH — Two men were arrested and held on charges after an incident inside an apartment building in the Queen City. Around 8:45 p.m., police were sent to Chestnut Street for a report of a possible assault case, according to Heather Hamel, the public information officer for the Manchester Police Department. A woman claimed she was inside an apartment, managed to escape, and there were other women inside, being held against their will, Hamel said.

"She also reported that one was being beaten," Hamel stated.

Police arrived at an apartment but a man inside wouldn't open the door. After "multiple commands" to open the door, police forced it open. Inside, Hamel said, they found two women including one with "obvious injuries to her face."

Two men were inside and charged: Haitham Bol, right, 31, was arrested on kidnapping and resisting arrest charges, while Joel Santana Roman, 37, was charged with kidnapping, second degree assault, and resisting arrest.

Both were arraigned in Hillsborough Superior Court North Tuesday.

Previously, Bol was indicted in December 2019 on a felony theft by deception charge after being convicted twice on theft charges. He was also convicted on a drug charge in 2015. Bol, who is not a citizen of the United States but the Sudan, was featured on NHPR after he was scheduled by ICE to be deported in 2018.

Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Manchester Police Department and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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