Boston man held on rape, kidnapping charges after Monday arrest in hotel
BOSTON, January 19, 2023 —A 49-year-old man is facing kidnapping, rape and other charges after being arrested Monday morning when police were alerted to a disturbance in a Boston hotel, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
HERBERT JONES, 49, of Boston was charged in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on Tuesday with kidnapping, two counts of aggravated rape, two counts of assault and battery and threats. Judge James Stanton revoked Jones’s bail on an existing case for 60 days, ordered $50,000 bail on the new case, and ordered Jones to stay away from the victim and the incident location. Jones will return to court February 17 for a probable cause hearing.
On Monday at about 8 a.m. police responded to the Doubletree Hotel on Washington Street after receiving a 911 call from a man who claimed his ex-girlfriend was in danger at a room in the hotel. When police arrived at the fourth-floor room they found the victim to be visibly upset, crying, sweating and breathing heavily. The victim told police that Jones, who was also in the room, had held her against her will and had forced her to call her ex-boyfriend to request money. She also said Jones forced her to have sex and hit her several times in the face. The victim was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
Jones has a 15-page criminal record dating back to 1991.
The victims of any crime, including domestic or sexual violence, should call 911 in an emergency. SafeLink, a statewide DV hotline, can be reached at 877-785-2020. SafeLink is answered by trained advocates 24 hours a day in English, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as TTY at 877-521-2601. It also has the capacity to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages.
Help is also available for members of our LBGTQ+ community experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence through The Network/La Red by calling 617-742-4911 or 800-832-1901.
James Borghesani, Chief of Communications