Boise man charged with felony battery

A 19-year-old Boise man is charged with felony battery with intent after a woman was assaulted in a Caldwell business Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Police say Maximillano Raul Sileoni asked an 18-year-old woman at a South Kimball Avenue business to use a phone. The woman gave the man her cell phone.

According to police, the incident unfolded like this:

As Sileoni handed the cell phone back to the woman, he grabbed her arm, pulled a knife out of his pocket and forced his way behind the counter. He picked up scissors the counter and held the scissors and the knife to her abdomen. Sileoni let the woman go and she hit the wall of the adjoining business and screamed for help. Sileoni punched her in the face at least five times. The woman fell to the ground and Sileoni ran from the store.

Detectives found Sileoni hiding in a home in the 2300 block of Rice Avenue in Caldwell. The victim did not know Sileoni.

The victim suffered bruises to her face, police said.

Sileoni was being held in the Canyon County Jail.

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