Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Sept. 16, 2024 – A man was charged with rape on Monday.
In May, Jonesboro police responded to an assault, where upon arrival, the victim told officers she’d been raped.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the 15-year-old victim was asked to go to the laundromat on Gee Street by two juveniles she knew. Upon arrival, a man she’d seen before, later identified as 53-year-old Joe Davis, of Blytheville, forced her across the road behind a closed business where she was raped.
Reportedly, Davis then forced the victim to a nearby residence, where he raped her again.
The responding officer collected DNA samples from cigarette butts the victim said Davis smoked and a sample of alleged ejaculate on the ground. A sexual assault kit was later collected on the victim. The kit, cigarette butts, and sample were sent to Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for DNA analysis.
The DNA found on the cigarette butts and the sample was confirmed a match. They were then run through the Combined DNA Index System, which confirmed a match to Davis.
Jonesboro police arrested Davis on Saturday around 4 p.m. and transported him to the Craighead County Detention Center.
According to the court document, Davis has a long criminal history, including prior rape and murder charges.
Davis was given a court date of Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m. and a bond of $750,000 c/s. Conditions of the bond are a no-contact order with the victim and a GPS ankle monitor.
