Six arrested for torturing roommate with power tools

A gang of six tortured a roommate for hours in the basement of their home, binding his feet, stapling his lips shut and using a power tool on him, according to police.

Jennifer Moses, 30, Lee Carl Moses, 26, David Masters, 55, Paula Masters, 43,  Brandon Haggard, 20 and 45-year-old Tracy Jordan kidnapped the man late on Saturday evening.

The suspects were suspicious about their new roommate, 41-year-old Thomas Chapman, who moved into the house in Magna, near Salt Lake City, Utah ten days ago.

Vicious: Jennifer Moses, 30, (pictured left) and Paula Masters, 43, were part of the gang who allegedly inflicted stapled wounds and used a power tool on Thomas Chapman in Utah

Police said the six men and women held the roommate at gunpoint throughout his ordeal. Chapman was handcuffed, had his ears and chest stapled and a Dremel drill used on him.

The roommates struck him multiple times with objects including a crutch, keyboard, laptop and the butt of a shotgun.

Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal said : 'All night they tortured him. One of the suspect's claims over the last several weeks different people have pulled a gun on him in the street. They believe (the victim) was responsible for it.'

Fear: David Masters and Tracy Jordan were being held at a Utah prison after kidnapping and torturing their roommate

Sickening: Brandon Haggard (left) and Lee Moses lived at the same home in Magna, near Salt Lake City where they allegedly conspired to torture their roommate

The group decided at 4 am on Sunday that the roommate might not be responsible for the threats, Officer Hoyal said.

They released the man, who fled to his sister's house wearing only underpants and was taken to a hospital. He remains in a stable but serious condition after his ordeal.

The six were booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault and obstruction of justice.

Torture: Chapman was handcuffed, had his ears and chest stapled and a Dremel drill like this one used on him

House of horrors: Thomas Chapman had a gun pointed at his head throughout the ordeal in the basement of this home in Utah in the early hours of Sunday moing

Records showed all suspects remained in custody today. It was unclear whether they have attoeys.

Chapman had agreed to remodel the basement instead of paying rent at the shared home. The relationship between all those living there was unclear.

Chapman suffered gash and puncture wounds, bruises, cuts and broken bones in his face. (KSL)