Opinion ID: 2543513
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Egan's Testimony

Text: ¶ 3 According to Egan, Martin's attack began just after 7:00 p.m. when she arrived at a grocery store near her home to purchase prepackaged potatoes, which her family had sent her to buy as a last-minute addition to their dinner, and two candles for a meditation technique she and her sister had previously discussed trying. After completing her purchase, Egan walked to the store's parking lot to retrieve her car and drive home. Just as she was starting her car, however, Egan noticed Martin approaching the side of her vehicle, waving to her. Egan responded by cracking her car door open in order to hear what [Martin] was going to say. Martin told Egan that he had observed someone break into her car, take something, and place it in a nearby pickup truck. When Egan heard this, she turned off her engine and stepped out of the vehicle to see if someone had been in [her] car. Then, as Egan was standing in the parking lot, Martin put a gun to her stomach and forced her to get back into the car and slide to the passenger's side. ¶ 4 In the car, Martin told Egan that if she did not scream or try to get away, ... he would let [her] go. Martin then handcuffed Egan's arm to his and ordered Egan to restart the car. Following Martin's orders, Egan turned the car's ignition key, and Martin drove out of the grocery store parking lot. After traveling approximately eight blocks, Martin stopped the car in a parking lot right behind the [local] police station, where Martin commanded Egan to perform oral sex on him. Egan complied with this demand because she was afraid of what [Martin] would do to her if she didn't do as he [said]. Thereafter, Martin drove back to the grocery store where he had abducted Egan. ¶ 5 Upon returning to the grocery store, Martin maneuvered the car into a stall near his semitrailer truck, which was parked at the edge of the grocery store lot. Martin next led Egan into his truck, removed the handcuff from his arm, and placed it on the gearshift inside his truck. Asking Egan the location of the nearest freeway, Martin then drove his truck north and west to a deserted area, where he eventually parked on the side of the road. ¶ 6 Once Martin had parked his truck, he began inquiring into Egan's personal life, repeatedly asking questions about her family, job, and living situation. While asking these questions, Martin was simultaneously attempting to remove the handcuffs from the truck's gearshift and Egan's wrist. In the process of removal, however, the key to the handcuffs broke, and Martin therefore unlocked the restraints with matchsticks. Having removed the handcuffs, Martin instructed Egan to lie down on the bed in the back of his truck. ¶ 7 On the bed, Martin told [Egan] to put [her] arms around him. Martin then kissed Egan on the mouth and ordered her to perform oral sex on him, which she did despite the fact that she did not want to. After five [to] ten minutes, Martin pushed Egan off of him and told her to remove her clothes. Martin next put his mouth on [Egan's] vagina on two separate occasions, ordered Egan to sit on his face and perform oral sex again, and, ultimately, engaged in vaginal intercourse with Egan. ¶ 8 Following the events on the bed, Martin placed his hand on Egan's throat and stated three times, You know, I can't let you go. I can't trust you, that you won't tell. Immediately thereafter, Martin removed a stun gun from a cabinet in his truck, showed [Egan] how it worked, and ... handed it to [Egan]. Upon receiving the stun gun, Egan backed away from the bed and toward the door of the truck. Seeing this, Martin stood up, began walking toward Egan, and stated, Don't do this. Egan then attempted to use the stun gun on Martin's neck, but Martin grabbed Egan's wrist and ordered her to drop the weapon. After Egan dropped the stun gun, Martin pulled out the handgun he had used to abduct her, showed her that it was loaded, and handed [her] the gun. Again armed, Egan pointed the gun at Martin and pulled the trigger. The gun, however, failed to fire, so Martin instructed Egan to point the gun at his chest and shoot him because he knew what all the other people would do to him in prison. Egan declined, handed the gun back to Martin, and informed him that she wanted to go home. ¶ 9 Thereafter, Martin began rummaging through Egan's wallet. After he finished, Martin forced Egan to write down her contact information on a sheet of paper. Once Egan had written down her contact information, Martin gave her seventy dollars because he was sorry [for] what he did and because he wanted to help [Egan] out. Martin also told Egan that if he could see [her] again, he would let her go. Accordingly, Egan agreed to date Martin in the future and arranged to have him call her at work the next day. ¶ 10 Believing he had convinced Egan that they should continue their relationship in the future, Martin told Egan to get dressed. Martin then began driving back to the grocery store. On the drive, Martin volunteered various personal information about himself. Egan, in a continuing effort to maintain Martin's trust, participated in the exchange, asking Martin about his zodiacal sign, describing her interest in fantasy things and dragons, and accepting a stuffed toy dragon that Martin presented to her as a gift. Martin also told Egan about the trucking company for which he was working and showed her the name of the company on the side of his truck. ¶ 11 Before they reached the store, Martin drove Egan to a payphone, where she called her family and explained that she had not yet returned from the grocery store because, as Martin had urged her to say, she met a friend who had purchased a new car, they had gone for a ride, but the car had malfunctioned. After the phone call, Martin and Egan walked back to the truck, where Martin informed Egan that he wanted to [buy her] a house and support her because he wanted someone to cook for him and clean his truck. Subsequently, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Martin returned Egan to her car. As she left, Martin stated to her, We started this way. We should end this way. Egan then drove home.