DNA ties felon to 2001 sex assault of Las Vegas woman

A antheral was arrested this period aft DNA tied him to a 2001 enactment battle and stabbing of a Las Vegas woman.

Jeremy Allen, 40, was arrested July 16 connected a warrant and charged with 2 counts of enactment assault, according to tribunal records.

Investigators judge Allen opened the unlocked doorway of a woman’s flat successful June 2001, stabbed her successful the limb and sexually assaulted her, according to an apprehension study from the Metropolitan Police Department released Wednesday.

The pistillate told constabulary astatine the clip that an chartless antheral held a weapon to her pharynx portion forcing her to undress earlier helium tied her hands up and sexually assaulted her, according to the report. The pistillate reported that helium tore done her drawers and her purse.

Detectives recovered a stab coiled connected the woman’s limb and $50 missing from the apartment.

In April 2020, Allen’s DNA was recovered to beryllium a lucifer for the swab taken from the pistillate astir 19 years earlier.

In an August interrogation with Allen, helium claimed helium was successful jailhouse astatine the clip of the alleged battle and that helium had ne'er met the woman.

Allen has a rap expanse successful Las Vegas Justice Court dating to 1997, including convictions successful 2 cause possession cases.

District Court records amusement Allen pleaded blameworthy to felony charges of conspiring to assistance and abet a robbery, landing him a situation word of 1 to 3 years successful 1997.

In 2002, helium was sentenced to a minimum of 1 twelvemonth successful situation for receiving oregon transferring a stolen conveyance successful 2 abstracted cases. In 2004, helium was sentenced to probation for attempted expansive larceny of a vehicle.

He was released connected his ain recognizance connected July 19 and is scheduled for different proceeding successful the enactment battle lawsuit Aug. 16.

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