A D.C. man could be looking at life behind bars after being slapped with serious charges involving a brazen attempted abduction and rape earlier this month. Dykwon Perry Davis, 25, is accused of attacking a woman in the capital's Potomac Yard neighborhood, attempting to drag her into an alley and sexually assault her, authorities said.
The chilling incident was reported to have happened on February 3, when Davis allegedly preyed upon the victim shortly after she parked her car on the 2200 block of Main Line Boulevard. According to ALXnow, he tried to forcefully pull her into an alleyway and began to undress her, but the woman managed to fend him off and escape. Police said the suspect is now facing two felony charges: abduction with the intent to defile and attempted rape.
Davis was collared by the D.C. police on February 6 after being caught urinating in public and in possession of a white powdery substance confirmed to be Oxycodone, details the Alexandria Police Department. Surveillance footage also plays a critical role in pinning down Davis, who was seen departing a train at the Potomac Yard station shortly before the alleged assault took place. "Security camera video reviewed by D.C. Police and Metro Transit Police reportedly showed Davis getting off the train at the Potomac Yard station at around 10:05 p.m.," said authorities in a report by WJLA.
While the Alexandria Police Department spearheads the investigation, it is made public that the abduction charge carries the severe maximum penalty of life imprisonment. As for the attempted rape charge, it could saddle Davis with up to another decade in jail. The police connected the dots to Davis after being alerted at around 12:45 a.m. on February 4 to the distressing incident on Main Line Boulevard. He had a previous brush with the law on January 19 when arrested by Alexandria Police in the Potomac Yard shopping center, the officials of the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office in Alexandria disclosed this to FOX 5 DC.
The determination of Davis’s fate now awaits the setting of a trial date in Alexandria. Should the charges stick, this D.C. resident could find himself to permanently trade city streets for prison walls.
