The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
Investigators used DNA evidence recovered from a wooded area to identify a Tennessee man accused of abducting a 10-year-old girl from her home.
According to reports, the girl was taken from her bedroom after the suspect allegedly removed an air-conditioning unit from the window. He reportedly brought her outside and into the woods, where she was allegedly restrained with a belt. The man also reportedly held a knife at her throat and threatened to rape her.
The girl eventually got away and went to a nearby residence. She used their doorbell camera to try to get someone’s attention, but the suspect allegedly found her and began choking her behind a neighboring apartment.