A Lewiston man and woman are accused of luring a 37-year-old man to an apartment at 73 Pine St. in Lewiston, threatening him with a gun, beating and burning him, according to Lewiston police.

Police responded to the Pine Street apartment Monday after receiving a report of a man appearing to be in distress.

Following an investigation, Lewiston police later arrested Zachery “Pee Wee” Paradis, 44, and Jennifer Dionne, 42, charging each with kidnapping, elevated aggravated assault, aggravated assault, and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

A Lewiston police Facebook post stated that when police entered the apartment they found the victim badly burned and beaten.

Evidence at the scene also indicated the man had been tied up during the assault. He was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the post stated.

During the investigation, police learned the victim had been lured to the apartment, assaulted, and threatened with a firearm, the post said.

Paradis was also charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He was convicted in April 2022 of federal fentanyl and crack cocaine charges. He was sentenced to 51 months in prison and following his release has been on three years of supervised release. He was released from federal prison March 16.

In 2017, Paradis was charged with elevated aggravated assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a man was shot in the stomach on Holland Street in Lewiston. The charges were later dismissed.

Paradis and Dionne are being held without bail at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, pending an initial appearance in court Wednesday.

A conviction for aggravated assault is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.