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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Kidnapped, raped and assaulted.
A Whitehaven woman told police that’s what happened to her Saturday when
she walked home from work.
“It’s scary because it’s literally right outside your door,” a neighbor who lives near where the crime happened told FOX13
Another neighbor shared that she often sees the woman walking in the
area: “I see her walking all the time. I didn’t just know her. I just
know her from walking and I heard about it last night when I came home.
There were police driving up and down Goodhaven.”
According to an affidavit, an anonymous caller told dispatch that a
woman was screaming, being strangled by a man and sexually assaulted.
Officers reported finding the victim partially clothed in the bushes.
“I just thought it was really awful," a neighbor told FOX13. "She was
just walking. I saw her. I knew where she worked. I saw her apparently
walking to and from work, but it’s just awful.”
The affidavit also states the victim told police that she was walking
home from work when 28-year-old Quinton Burnett grabbed her, forced her
into the woods and beat and strangled her before forcing her to perform
sex acts.
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Quinton Burnett (Shelby County Sheriff's Office)
This news is leaving people who live nearby both sympathetic and
cautious.
“I was just by myself last night, just getting out of my truck," a
neighbor said.
According to police, the suspect, identified as Burnett, returned back
to the scene. The affidavit says police saw him standing in a crowd
drinking a bottle of vodka. Detectives also located his cellphone; he
also left his shoes.
Burnett is in custody charged with aggravated rape, aggravated
kidnapping and aggravated assault, records show.
Records allege that Burnett "has a history of assaults."
He is scheduled to appear in court Monday, March 11, 2024, records show.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-arrested-in-rape-of-woman-on-her-wa lk-home-from-work-in-whitehaven-records/article_044c514a-df21-11ee-8ee6-b fd110feb91a.html
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