Chelsea R. Adams, Christopher C. Fast, Tabatha J. Mallory and Anthony W. Thomas.

Two men and two women were arrested late Wednesday night in connection with the alleged kidnapping and beating of a woman in southeast Lawrence, Lawrence police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley said Friday.

Tabatha Jalayne Mallory

Christopher Cody Fast

Chelsea Rayne Adams

Anthony Wayne Thomas

Tabatha Jalayne Mallory, 25, of Lawrence, along with Christopher Cody Fast, 26, of Topeka, and Chelsea Rayne Adams, 23, of Edwardsville, were charged Friday afternoon with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battery. Anthony Wayne Thomas, 29, of Lawrence, was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the alleged kidnapping.

Charging documents allege that Adams, Fast and Mallory confined a person “by force, threat or deception with the intent to hold (the alleged victim) to inflict bodily injury or to terrorize (the alleged victim) or another.”

They also claim that the three injured the alleged victim in “a manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death could be inflicted.”

Charging documents also allege that Thomas used a deadly weapon – a coffee table – to place the alleged victim in “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.”

All the acts are alleged to have occurred June 14 through June 16.

The arrests came after officers responded to a report of domestic violence in a southeast Lawrence home about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, McKinley said. Upon arrival, officers found the alleged victim and “a relative” at the home.

The alleged victim, who is 22 and a 2011 graduate of Washburn Rural High School, “had visible, serious injuries to her face and other areas of her body,” McKinley said. She was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment, and officers began an in-depth investigation.

Officers found that the woman’s injuries were “sustained over a period of several days” at a different southeast Lawrence home, McKinley said. Police say the alleged victim was “beaten by several individuals and had her movements restricted.”

The woman was able to escape late Tuesday evening when some of the suspects were gone from the house, McKinley said, and she “eventually contacted a relative for help.”

Detectives worked the investigation throughout Wednesday, ultimately identifying and locating Thomas, Mallory, Fast and Adams. McKinley said that police conducted a search of the home, where crime scene technicians gathered evidence.

A witness to the investigation, who wished to remain anonymous, said police searched Thomas and Mallory’s home at 1930 Maple Lane, which is in southeast Lawrence, with detectives, armed officers, police dogs, a crime scene investigation truck and a police rescue vehicle on Wednesday. Police have yet to confirm an address of the alleged crime.

The investigation continued throughout the day Thursday, McKinley said, and the results of the investigation were being submitted to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office Friday morning.

The four made their first court appearance Friday afternoon, at which time Douglas County Judge Pro Tem James George set bond for them.

Mallory asked to be released on her own recognizance.

“I understand that what I did was wrong and I’m going to think about it every day,” Mallory said. George, interrupting, advised her to talk to a lawyer.

Assistant Douglas County District Attorney Katy Britton offered, in arguing for a steep bond, to show George photographs of the alleged victim following the alleged brutality. George declined to view them.

Britton said Friday that none of the defendants had “significant criminal history,” with just one conviction of criminal threat from 2009 for Mallory out of Shawnee County. A search through the Douglas County court records yielded no results for any of the codefendants.

Still, Britton asked for high bonds because of the “serious nature of the charges” and the contents of the arrest warrant affidavits. The Journal-World requested access to those affidavits immediately following the hearing; the court has 10 days to make a decision on their release.

George set bond at $150,000 for Mallory, Fast and Adams, and $15,000 for Thomas. They are scheduled to next appear in court before Chief Douglas County District Judge Robert Fairchild on June 29.