LONG BEACH -- A jury was chosen Monday in the case of a Compton parolee arrested last summer in connection with a Belmont Shore kidnapping and sexual assault.
Opening statements in the trial for Dennis Davis -- who has been held since his July 8, 2009, arrest without bail -- are expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Dept. 10 of the Long Beach Superior Court, according to court staff.
The 46-year-old defendant is charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 27-year-old woman, who was forced at knife-point to get into a car after she parked her vehicle in the 100 block of Roswell Avenue in May, 2009, according to police and prosecutors.
The armed attacker initially demanded money and when the woman said she had none he forced her into his car. The man then told the victim he was driving her to an ATM and as he drove he touched her and made obscene comments, police said.
The victim was able to escape from the vehicle within about a block from where she was abducted and flagged down a passing motorist who called police as the kidnapper fled, authorities said.
Long Beach Police Department Robbery Detective Rudy Romero was able to track down the suspect shortly after the incident with the help of witnesses' descriptions of the suspect's car and license plate and physical evidence recovered at the scene, authorities said.
The charge against Davis includes at least four felony counts, including sexual assault.
Opening statements in the trial for Dennis Davis -- who has been held since his July 8, 2009, arrest without bail -- are expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Dept. 10 of the Long Beach Superior Court, according to court staff.
The 46-year-old defendant is charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 27-year-old woman, who was forced at knife-point to get into a car after she parked her vehicle in the 100 block of Roswell Avenue in May, 2009, according to police and prosecutors.
The armed attacker initially demanded money and when the woman said she had none he forced her into his car. The man then told the victim he was driving her to an ATM and as he drove he touched her and made obscene comments, police said.
The victim was able to escape from the vehicle within about a block from where she was abducted and flagged down a passing motorist who called police as the kidnapper fled, authorities said.
Long Beach Police Department Robbery Detective Rudy Romero was able to track down the suspect shortly after the incident with the help of witnesses' descriptions of the suspect's car and license plate and physical evidence recovered at the scene, authorities said.
The charge against Davis includes at least four felony counts, including sexual assault.
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