Woman suffers staple wounds to face, scalp

Associated Press
Dec. 18, 2006 05:45 PM

A man was arrested after police found a woman in the back of a truck he was driving who had been stapled numerous times on her face and scalp, a police spokesman said Monday.

David Lillie, 29, was arrested Sunday and booked for investigation of kidnapping and aggravated assault, said police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill.

Police were responding to a 911 call that a woman could be heard yelling and screaming in the back of a box truck parked in a church parking lot when they stopped the truck as it was pulling away, Hill said.

The man told police there was a woman in the back of the truck. Officers found her unconscious with numerous staple wounds on her face and scalp and a staple gun next to her, Hill said.

Hill said she was hospitalized with serious injuries. He declined to name the hospital.

Hill said it was unclear if Lillie and the victim, identified as 31-year-old Carmen Sandoval, knew each other before the attack. The motive was unclear, he said.