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Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Rape
A Crossville, Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and rape, among other violent acts, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Douglas M. Davis, 45, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to kidnapping; transportation of a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce; being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
According to court documents, on October 2, 2014, Davis was visiting two friends at a house in Crossville, Tennessee, when he produced a semi-automatic handgun and forced the female friend to restrain the male friend with duct tape.
After securing the man’s hands and feet, Davis forced the woman to help drag the man into the bathroom, where he was left bound and secured. Davis then forced the woman to engage in various sex acts and beat and raped her.
After raping the woman, Davis took $50 from the man’s wallet and assaulted him and left him duct taped in the bathroom. Davis then forced the woman into the man’s car and subsequently drove to a remote location in Hardin County, Kentucky, where he abandoned the stolen car. Davis then forced the victim into a wooded area and raped her repeatedly. Davis raped the victim again in Bullitt County, Kentucky and again at an unknown location.
On October 4, 2014, law enforcement officers located Davis and the female victim hiding behind a trash dumpster at a Pilot gas station in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. At the time of his arrest, Davis was in possession of a loaded .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun.
Davis had previously been convicted of felony burglary in the State of Florida. He will be sentenced on April 25, 2016, and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
This case was investigated by the FBI; the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office; the Kentucky State Police; the Hardin County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Office; and the Bullitt County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Lynne T. Ingram prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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