Two arrested at Mt.

Ida for threatening kidnapping, rape

By Laura Paine/Staff Writer
Wicked Local Newton
Posted Sep 28, 2010 @ 02:45 PM

Newton —Two Boston men were arraigned in Newton District Court after they were arrested
for allegedly threatening to kidnap and rape two females on the Mount Ida College campus
on Sept. 26, the second arrest on the campus in the last week.

Rashaud Peoples, 25, of 130 Dartmouth St. #204, and Emanuel Hall, 25, of 130 Dartmouth
St. #210, were arraigned in Newton District Court on Sept. 27 by Judge Dyanne Klein on
charges of threatening to commit a crime, rape; threat to commit a crime, kidnapping;
assault; and threat concerning the location of a dangerous weapon.

Peoples and Hall were released on personal recognizance and ordered to stay away from the
Mt. Ida campus, victims and witnesses. Both men are due back in court for a pretrial hearing
on Oct. 19.

Police responded to Mount Ida College’s Shaw Keith Brown dorm at 777 Dedham St., where
the campus public safety officer had two males in custody after they allegedly threatened the
victims. Reports said the victims were sitting in the backseat of a public safety car and
appeared to be shaking and crying hysterically.

According to reports, the victims said they were walking across campus in front of Malloy
Hall when Peoples and Hall, who were unknown to them, approached. The victim reported
that the men got extremely close to them and began “hitting” on them.

When the women reportedly told the men to get away from them because they weren’t
interested, the men got “in their faces,” blocked the path and began calling them “fat” and
used a derogatory term, according to reports. As the two women tried to walk away, Hall and
Peoples got closer, began waving their arms while shouting “you don’t know who we are, we
have a gun and we will kill you,” and “I’m going to stab you,” “we will rape you” and “we
will kidnap you.” The victims reportedly ran to their roommate, who called police, and said
they believed the men had a weapon hidden in their clothing.

When Peoples and Hall were asked what happened earlier in the night, they reportedly told
police that they were good kids, did not do anything wrong and they were on the campus
because they were attending a party, but they did not talk to anybody that they did not know
or argue with anyone.

According to reports, Peoples “randomly” said, “What, I can’t holler at a female?” Both men
reportedly stated they did not remember arguing with females and seemed extremely
confused, which police attributed to their intoxicated state.

Police reported Peoples and Hall had a strong odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from
them, they were unsteady on their feet, had bloodshot eyes and difficulty following booking
instructions.

Reports said there were no weapons found on either of the men, nor were any found on the
campus while it was canvassed by police.

On Sept. 19, Mount Ida student and Florida native Phelippe Barbosa Arruda, 21, was arrested
after allegedly threatening to shoot his fellow students on campus. He was charged with
threat of a location of a dangerous weapon, gun, though no firearms were found.
Laura Paine can be reached at lpaine@cnc.com.
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