A Thurston County detective used DNA evidence to track down Xavier Carrol, accused of breaking into an apartment and raping a woman in Washington state before fleeing to Texas. The woman, who was sleeping with her three children, gave an emotional impact statement in court, urging the judge to deny bail due to the risk of Carrol harming her or others.
A Thurston County detective used DNA to hunt down a man accused of breaking into an apartment and raping a woman in Washington before going to live with a relative in Texas.The detective says Xavier Carrol did not know the woman, and her three kids were asleep in the other room during the assault.Carrol looked on with his defense attorney in court Tuesday, as the woman who accused him of assaulting her gave an emotional impact statement in court.
""I’ve been a special victims detective for 7.5 years now and this the first stranger rape that we’ve had in Thurston County, at least with the sheriff’s office in that amount of time," said Nastansky.A sketch was created of the suspect while the state crime lab analyzed DNA that was found on the victim through a sexual assault kit.Nastansky says on Dec. 4, a CODIS hit came back for Carrol. He was wanted on a Thurston County warrant for theft.
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