She identified defendant as her attacker. After hiding the mask underneath the bag in a trash can, the victim agreed to go to a nearby bar with defendant. Instead, she escaped and drove to the Garner Police Station. The victim denied that she had given her consent to any of the events which occurred that evening and stated that she had never gone on a date with defendant. He observed the same person the next evening at the same time and decided to call the victim to alert her because she was a single woman.
Defendant is a white male.
Miss Parnell testified that she had seen a man walking up and down the street on several occasions and identified defendant at trial as that man. Tim Hill, a former next-door neighbor and boyfriend of the victim, testified that she did not drink or frequent bars. He explained that their relationship ended because he was drinking and doing a lot of drugs and she did not approve. He also testified that he had worked with defendant and that defendant lived within walking distance of the victim's home. Deputy Beam, a parole deputy with the Wake County Sheriff's Department, testified that on 21 September 1994 she was called to the Garner Police Station.