Knoxville TN: Three Blacks Charged with Rape, Home Invasion

Minimal initial coverage, description, in wake of Channon Christian Chris Newsom media blackout.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has identified three teens charged with breaking into a Knox County home to commit rape and robbery.

They are 17-year-old Michael McMahan, 18-year-old Shavon Page, and 17-year-old Damelon Nolan.

Investigators say the boys (?) broke into an East Knox County couple’s home, restrained the husband, and then forced the wife to perform sexual acts on all three suspects.

The intruders are also accused of stealing the husband’s debit card and thousands of dollars in coins. Authorities tracked the debit card in order to arrest the suspects.

The trio now faces a list of charges. All are charged with one count of especially aggravated burglary, two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, one count of especially aggravated robbery, one count of aggravated robbery, and one count of aggravated rape.

Damelon Nolan is additionally charged with one count of theft. All three are in the Sheriff’s custody.

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2007-07-04