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Creegan announced a superseding indictment against Harris and Bonner.
Around Sept. 21, a District of New Hampshire superseding indictment charged six people in a drug conspiracy and charged Harris and Bonner with kidnapping from Claremont, New Hampshire, to Springfield, Vermont. These are accusations only.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A superseding indictment and stacked kidnapping and drug captions are accusations, not a verdict, and interstate transport and alleged torture are elements the government still has to prove. On about Sept. 21, 2026, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan for the District of New Hampshire announced that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging six people in an interstate drug conspiracy that spanned nearly two years and culminated in a drug-motivated kidnapping. Tyron Harris and Damarcus Bonner are charged with kidnapping as well as the drug conspiracy.
The drug-conspiracy defendants named in the announcement are Tyron Harris, Damarcus Bonner, Nicole Palardy, Jessenialyz Jones, Sheldon Stocker, and Jesse Emerson. Harris and Bonner are charged separately with kidnapping. Harris, Bonner, Palardy, and Jones are also charged with kidnapping conspiracy. The indictment alleges the defendants kidnapped an adult victim in Claremont, New Hampshire, and brought her to a residence in Springfield, Vermont, where she was held against her will, tortured and beaten, while the defendants demanded money. Springfield police rescued her early on the morning of Jan. 25, 2026, and arrested defendants. A search, as announced, found a firearm, drugs packaged for distribution, duct tape used to bind the victim, and items used for torture. A rescue, an arrest, and a search inventory are what authorities say they did. They are not a finding that anyone kidnapped an adult, transported her across a state line, tortured her, or trafficked drugs.
The indictment alleges the kidnapping was part of a pre-existing multi-state drug operation. The FBI is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Vermont State Police, the Springfield, Vermont, police, and the Claremont, New Hampshire, police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Vicinanzo and Charles DeJoie are prosecuting. Who leads the file, and who prosecutes it, are assignments. They are not proof of any element. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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