A grand jury indicted Duke lacrosse player Dave Forker Evans, a senior and team captain from Bethesda, Md., for first degree rape, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping today.
His lawyer, Joseph B. Cheshire V, said he expected Evans to turn himself in at the jail at 2 p.m.
Evans, a co-captain, is one of three lacrosse players who lived at the house at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd. An exotic dancer has charged that she was gang raped at the house at a party on March 13.
Earlier today, District Attorney Mike Nifong had harsh words for lawyers representing the team players.
In a private conversation that could be heard across the 6th floor, Nifong told lawyer Kerry Sutton that he was unhappy with a Friday press conference in which defense attorneys said a second round of DNA tests could not conclusively link any player to the March 13 incident.
We'll soon have the documents supporting the indictment, which should clarify how Nifong links Evans to the alleged crime.
Update 5/15 4:58 PM EST: Evans held a press conference to deny the charges before surrendering to police. In addition, Evans' lawyer is already hammering the mustache angle:
Evans' attorney, Joe Cheshire, also said Monday that the alleged victim identified Evans in a photo lineup with "90 percent certainty," but that she was not 100 percent sure because he did not have a mustache.
"Mr. Nifong knows David Evans has never had a mustache," Cheshire said. "We have pictures of David Evans the day before, the day after and almost every other day, along with scores and scores of people's testimony that he never had a mustache."
Gotta say that press conference was remarkable. And somewhat convincing.
Posted by: Raleighite | May 16, 2006 at 10:40 AM