Attempted Abduction and Firearm Suspect Released to Mother in Stonington CT

 

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R.I. judge orders man, charged with attempted abduction, to stay in mother's Stonington home

By Joe Wojtas

Stonington — A local man, who was arrested Saturday by Narragansett, R.I., police in connection with the attempted abduction of a young woman while she was jogging, was released on $20,000 bail today and ordered by a Rhode Island judge to stay with his mother at her home on Lord's Point.

The South County Independent newspaper and other Rhode Island media outlets reported that Matthew B. Klotz, 27, posted $2,000 in cash to secure the bonds. Judge Mary McCaffrey, who set a felony screening for Nov. 29, agreed to let Klotz leave Rhode Island as long as he stayed with his mother at 33 Hopkins St.

He cannot have any contact with the victim and can not possess any firearms. Meanwhile, police in Rhode Island said they are investigating whether Klotz has been stalking other females in Rhode Island over the past year.

Word of his release began to spread through Lord's Point and among local police this afternoon.

Lord's Point is the place where police said, in 2000, that the then-16-year-old Klotz broke into the home of an 88-year-old neighbor in the middle of the night and attempted to sexually assault her.

While Klotz denied the charge, he pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and received a suspended seven-year prison term and four years probation.

In last weekend's incident, Klotz, 27, was charged with kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon while committing a crime of violence.

Police said a 20-year-old woman was near the entrance to the Point Judith (R.I) Country Club around 4 p.m. Friday when a man holding a dark colored firearm, grabbed her from behind and ordered her into his truck.

Narragansett police released the man's description and the next day, an off duty state trooper spotted the truck parked along the side of the road and saw Klotz walking toward it. When the trooper identified himself, Klotz drove off. The trooper followed and called South Kingstown police, who were able to pull over and apprehend Klotz.