A man in Tennessee kidnapped a woman and her baby, beat her, and held them in a home in Memphis until she paid a ransom, authorities allege.

Antonio Stevison, aged 38, is facing a series of accusations, including two counts of aggravated kidnapping, child abuse, neglect or endangerment, and robbery, with all charges being felonies, as per records from Shelby County court. Additionally, he is charged with a misdemeanor for domestic assault resulting in bodily harm.

The situation reportedly started on Sunday, July 13, when the alleged victim was at home with her child. Stevison, identified as her “sexual partner,” reportedly arrived at her house and broke a window, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Upon stepping outside, Stevison commanded her to take her son and get into the car.

They traveled to a spot believed to be located on the 300 block of George Street in Southwest Memphis. The 24-year-old woman was reportedly driven there by a person named “Jet,” while Stevison drove her car. Upon arrival, Stevison allegedly began to physically assault the woman, hitting her repeatedly, according to the court document.

The affidavit describes continuous abuse. Stevison allegedly “compelled” the woman to create pornographic pictures and videos, as well as videos stating she wasn’t being held hostage. Furthermore, he reportedly forced her to discipline her 1-year-old son with a belt, and when she did not comply forcefully enough, he began hitting her with a broom.

The woman reportedly pleaded with Stevison for their release, but he allegedly refused. He “confined them” in the locked house overnight, and whenever she attempted to escape, he would beat her, she conveyed to the police. During their confinement, “both Jet and Antonio were consuming cocaine,” the affidavit indicated.

In the early hours the next morning, Stevison is said to have forced the woman to place her son “outside on the porch,” reportedly leaving him there alone for several hours. She again implored Stevison to let them go, proposing to give him $7,500 in cash if he agreed.

He agreed, and “Jet” drove her to a nearby bank while Stevison held onto the child, per the affidavit. Once she took out $6,800 in cash and gave it to Stevison, she and her son were let go.

Memphis Police Department officers were approached by the mother at about 5 p.m. that Monday, July 14. She said that she and her son “had just been released.” Some time later, Stevison was pulled over on a traffic stop and arrested.

The man “denied being with any women over the weekend” and said his vehicle was inoperable, the affidavit states, though he allegedly admitted to “visiting his uncle” who lived around George Street.

The mother and her son were checked for injuries. She “had an abrasion under her chin” and “bruises on the right arm and right leg,” according to the court document, while the boy had “two small abrasion(s) near his hair line” and “some redness in between his thighs.” The mother is said to have positively identified Stevison “as the person responsible” for holding them “against their will.”

Stevison is due next in court on Aug. 13. He is being held on $100,000 bail and has an extensive criminal history that includes 25 instances of failing to appear in court, a bail screening form states.

It is unclear whether the man referred to in the affidavit as “Jet” was or is wanted by police. Law&Crime reached out to the Memphis Police Department for more information.