A 51-year-old Pocatello man is facing a slate of felony charges after a woman told police she was held against her will in his truck for roughly 18 hours and assaulted with pliers and a power sander. Casey Lee Wilkins was booked into the Bannock County Jail on a $2 million bond following the allegations, which have not been proven in court.
Pocatello Police Department officers met with the injured woman on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, according to eastidahonews.com, which reported that she had several injuries and said she had been kidnapped and assaulted. Officers say the woman had been in a relationship with Wilkins for three years, and that the relationship had recently ended.
The woman reportedly told police that Wilkins kept her in his truck from 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 until 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 4, per the same outlet. A report describing a probable cause affidavit, cited by rexburgstandardjournal.com, states that physical violence continued for roughly the next 18 hours after she was taken.
Pliers and a Power Sander Allegedly Used in the Assault
According to the Rexburg Standard Journal's account of the affidavit, the woman said she was assaulted with tools including pliers and a power sander, which caused severe injuries to her body.
Wilkins is charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree kidnapping, forcible penetration by use of a foreign object, assault with intent to commit a serious felony, attempted strangulation, aggravated battery, aggravated sexual battery, first-degree stalking, and intimidating a witness, along with a misdemeanor charge, the report notes. Under Idaho law, aggravated sexual battery is defined as sexual battery under Idaho Code section 18-924 occurring under circumstances described in section 18-907, according to the Idaho State Legislature. That statutory definition does not by itself establish whether it applies to the specific allegations against Wilkins.
Preliminary Hearing Set for Next Week
Wilkins is expected to appear for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 16, per the earlier account. As with any criminal case, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the outcome of that hearing has not yet been determined.
The Rexburg Standard Journal reported Wilkins's arrest and charges on Nov. 9, and KPVI published a report on the arrest on Nov. 10.
