Man In Texas Arrested For Alleged Rape Of Child, 14

A 34 year old in the state of Texas has been taken into custody after DNA evidence linked him to a crime that happened in May of 2024. Here are the details at the time of writing.

Scott Laquinn Johnson, Jr And His Alleged Crime Of Rape

Per YourBasin, Scott Laquinn Johnson, Jr. was recently arrested by authorities from the Odessa Police Department. The 34 year old was taken into custody for the charge of Sexual Assault of a Child, classified as a felony of the second-degree. Police were first alerted to crime on May 27th of this year.

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Details revealed by YourBasin come the Odessa Police Department themselves. The law enforcement agency stated that the 14 year old victim, unnamed at the time of writing, told police the crime took place overnight May 25th to the next day of May 26th. The victim underwent a Sexual Assault Nurse Exam, and DNA evidence was collected.

This August, the DNA was identified from a male from the Texas Department of Public Safety. In addition, the test revealed the DNA is very likely from Johnson:

"The probability of obtaining this profile if the DNA came from Johnson is 278 octillion times greater than the probability of obtaining this profile if the DNA came from an unrelated, unknown individual."

Following his arrest on August 17th, Johnson was taken to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center. At the time of writing, he remains there on a $30,000 bond.

As this is a developing story, we will have more information when it becomes available.

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