Kenasia Guilford appears with her attorney in court (WTVG).
An Ohio woman who was accused of restraining her boyfriend and refusing to let him leave has pleaded no contest to a lesser charge.
Kenasia Guilford, 33, had several charges against her dropped after a judge convicted her Tuesday of misdemeanor aggravated trespassing. Guilford, an EMT and firefighter with the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, was dating a captain at the same department. On Sept. 22, Guilford had the man over at her home, where she handcuffed him to a railing with his permission. But then, she allegedly did not allow him to leave.
Guilford's attorney, Richard Mitchell, said during a Sept. 28 hearing that the alleged incidents stemmed from a "paramour situation," and "some information was learned by the defendant that would make anyone have substantial concern and was traumatic." Mitchell did not provide further details about what Guilford reportedly found out.
Local ABC affiliate WTVG reported that the victim called his friend after escaping from Guilford's home around 4 a.m. In a 911 call obtained by the outlet, the friend told dispatchers that the victim "said he had to gnaw — she handcuffed him to some railing or something. He said he had to fight his way off of there."
The friend told police he saw Guilford "walking down the street in the pitch dark" and running toward the victim's house. Guilford allegedly broke into the victim's house, where she was found in a bedroom. Police said she had also stolen the victim's car, house key and phone.
Guilford was originally charged with abduction, burglary and two counts of theft. The burglary charge was amended to the misdemeanor aggravated trespassing charge, and the abduction and theft charges were dismissed. Guilford is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 2 for sentencing.
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