Man Faces 244 Years For Abductions, Sex Assaults: Report

WAUWATOSA, WI -- A 29-year-old Milwaukee man faces up to 244 years behind bars after police say he is the person responsible for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women in two separate incidents in early September - one in Milwaukee and the other in Wauwatosa.

According to court documents, Jovon Bethly has been charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault with the use of a dangerous weapon, two counts of kidnapping, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. He is currently being held in the Milwaukee County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond.

According to police, on Sunday, Sep. 9, just after 10 a.m. the Wauwatosa Police Department responded to the Wisconsin Athletic Club, 8700 Watertown Plank Rd. for a report of a woman who was sexually assaulted and kidnapped by an armed man.

According to police, a woman was running with her dog north on N. 87th Street just east of the athletic club when Bethly got out of a gray minivan and abducted the woman, forcing her to go inside the van.

Police said that the woman was forced to perform a number of sex acts inside the van. The woman attempted to escape, however, Bethly struck her a number of times, and forced her to participate in additional sex acts before leaving her at the same spot from which she was kidnapped.

According to police, the victim came forward and helped police identify Bethly by the tattoos on his forearms and both of his hands. Police say they found Bethly and arrested him on Monday, Sep. 10, just after 7 p.m.

One week earlier on Saturday, Sep. 1, Police in Milwaukee were dispatched to the 900 block of N. 28th St. on a report of an abduction.

According to police reports, the woman was walking home with her boyfriend on the 2800 block of W. Richardson Pl. just before 8 a.m. on Sep. 1 when Bethly got out of his van and pointed a gun at the woman and her boyfriend.

Police said Bethly forced the woman to perform multiple sex acts before leaving her at the intersection of N. 27th St. and W. Kilbourn Ave.

When police questioned the victim, she told police that the man later identified as Bethly had tattoos on both arms and hands with distinctive markings.

Milwaukee County Jail Photo