Aponte is due back in court for a hearing to determine if his case should be bumped up to Superior Court or remain in District Court.
Samuel Aponte Updates a story posted Monday at 1:10 p.m.
SPRINGFIELD — A 36-year-old Springfield man is being held without bail following his arrest Sunday on charges he raped a woman and held her son hostage.
A dangerousness hearing for Samuel E. Aponte of 70 Harrison Ave. was held Tuesday in Springfield District Court. Aponte was denied the right to bail, meaning he will remain in custody at the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow until his trial.
Aponte is due back in court on Aug. 1 for a hearing to determine if his trial should proceed in Superior Court or District Court.
Aponte is charged with aggravated rape, armed burglary, kidnapping, threat to murder, assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
According to police, Aponte broke into the residence of a woman he knew around 3 a.m. Sunday and raped her at knifepoint. When the woman’s son tried to come to her aid, Aponte threatened him with the knife and then tied him to a chair with an electric cord.