Toledo firefighter Kenasia Guilford appeared in court Monday following her arrest on an abduction charge. The 33-year-old faces multiple charges involving a fellow department member who is a captain. The two were in a relationship, according to a 911 call. It is not clear how the man contacted help.
Attorney Richard Mitchell spoke for Guilford in court earlier this week.
“This series of incidents stems from a paramour situation, where some information was learned by the defendant that would make anyone have substantial concern and was traumatic,” Mitchell said.
A friend of the captain detailed a 4 a.m. plea for assistance during a 911 call.
“I had a friend call me. He showed up at my house at four, saying his girlfriend handcuffed him,” the caller said.
Police say Guilford handcuffed the man to a staircase with his consent. Affidavits say she later refused to let him go. The caller described how the man broke free.
“And he said he had to gnaw , she handcuffed him to some railing or something. He said he had to fight his way off of there, so he might be injured, I don’t know,” the caller said.
The caller told dispatchers he picked up his friend. He then drove him home. Investigators say Guilford stole the man’s car and phone. They say she broke into his Toledo house. Officers later found her hiding inside the home.
“He told me to hover around so he could go and get his keys, and I can take him to go get his truck. But as I was waiting, I see her walking down the street in the pitch dark, running toward his house. I was on the phone with my wife, and she was like, you might need to call 911, but I don’t even know what to say,” the caller said.
The man walked down the street still in restraints, according to the emergency call. Police later cut the handcuffs off him. The caller gave further details about the missing phone.
“No, I got his bag. He had a bookbag on him, but she had the phone. I think that’s why he was , why she handcuffed him , to get to his phone or something like that. And that’s why he didn’t have his phone on him,” the caller said.
On Monday, a judge set bond for Guilford at $10,000. The judge issued a no-contact order. Guilford must wear an ankle monitor during the Toledo case.
Abduction charges involve restraining someone without legal authority. A no-contact order bars a defendant from reaching a designated person. Electronic monitoring tracks a person awaiting trial.
Neither Guilford nor the captain answered the door for comment.
