Marshal: Man shot, burned; woman raped
By Matt Lakin and Don Jacobs;
lakinm@knews.com,
jacobs@knews.com
January 11, 2007
Investigators believe Channon Christian was held hostage and raped repeatedly for several days before being killed, a federal marshal said today.
The news came on the same day that authorities captured three men sought for questioning in her death and that of her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom.
Authorities believe she and Newsom were abducted after a weekend carjacking in North Knoxville that ultimately led to both their deaths, said Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Rich Knighten of the Western District of Kentucky.
"They did some really nasty things to this lady," Knighten said.
Newsom was shot and his body burned, Knighten said. He said he didn’t know how Christian died.
Federal and local authorities nabbed Letalvis Cobbins and a friend, George Thomas, about 10 a.m. Thursday in Lebanon, Ky. Knoxville investigators had received information that Cobbins had a relative there.
Lemaricus Davidson was arrested about 3:35 p.m. in Knoxville by KPD’s Special Operations Squad, U.S. marshals and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents.
Cobbins, Davidson and Thomas are suspects in both killings, Knighten said.
Davidson, 25, was arrested at an empty house at 1800 Reynolds St. He was crying and offered no resistance.
Why hasn't this received as much attention as the Duke Lacrosse non-issue?
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