NEW details have emerged in the case of a woman who was duct-taped to a tree and raped during a three-day kidnapping ordeal.
Michael Ray Timmons, 50, has been held in the Smith County Jail in Texas since March 12, 2021.
Timmons pleaded guilty on July 12 to multiple charges, including aggravated kidnapping/sexual abuse, sexual assault, and assault of a family or household member with a previous conviction.
He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, local CBS affiliate KYTX reported.
The investigation began after a woman told police that Timmons duct-taped her wrists to a tree before raping her in a wooded area, a police officer wrote in an arrest affidavit.
The woman told the officer that Timmons tied her up with a blue rope and hit her on the head with some kind of object.
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Police found duct tape and a broken broom handle at the scene, according the affidavit obtained by KYTX.
The affidavit states that the victim and Timmons had a relationship and dated for a few months.
But the relationship came to an end when the man “violently assaulted her,” according to the document.
The woman claims to have moved away from Timmons after the break up. She told police that she began talking to him again weeks before the incident.
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According to the affidavit, the woman was leaving an abandoned church with Timmons when he hit her with a candle.
Timmons then forced her to go to a wooded campsite with him.
The two were there for three days, according to the document.
The woman claims that she was not allowed to wear clothes, and that Timmons “began to abuse her and tell her that he was going to kill and burn her.”
He also threatened her family, the affidavit said.
The woman said that she suggested that they clean up and charge their cell phones.
That’s when she was able to escape Timmons, running into a store and asking for help.
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In October, Timmons refused a plea offer of 45 years behind bars.
He has a criminal record in Smith County dating back to 1996, according to KYTX.
