Warrant: Man threatened rape or ‘make her look like the Elephant Man’

A 44-year-old Macon man who allegedly terrorized a woman Tuesday is accused of binding her hands and feet with a grocery bag then threatening to rape and disfigure her.

Paul Ashley Shedd, of a Ken Place address, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with aggravated assault, battery and false imprisonment.

Shedd is accused of choking a woman while repeatedly hitting her in the face over a period of time, according to an arrest warrant from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

He also is accused of breaking a broomstick and using one end as leverage to choke her, the warrant said.

According to the warrant, Shedd used a Kroger grocery bag to bind the woman’s hands, telling her he “didn’t know if he was going to rape her or make her look like the Elephant Man.”

The woman was kept from leaving her home during the altercation, the warrant said.

This story was originally published July 13, 2016 at 6:46 PM with the headline "Warrant: Man threatened rape or ‘make her look like the Elephant Man’."