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In FY2015, the Bureau of Justice Assistance's SAKI program awarded the City of Fayetteville Police Department (CFPD) a $363,090 grant. The department used the funding to test over 100 previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs), some of which date back as far as 1984. The funding also helped CFPD complete an inventory, which led them to determine that they had over 600 previously unsubmitted SAKs. Additionally, the grant money supports a full-time advocate position at Rape Crisis Volunteers of Cumberland County.
In FY2016, the CFPD was awarded an additional grant for $793,372. The CFPD used this money to test the remaining previously unsubmitted SAKs, implement an evidence tracking system, fund an additional victim advocate position at Rape Crisis Volunteers of Cumberland County, and support a neighboring police department in reducing the number of previously unsubmitted SAKs. The FY2016 SAKI funding was also used to update the CFPD evidence storage room, which included adding an air filtration system and improving cold storage.
In FY2020, the CFPD received an additional $1 million in SAKI funding to support the prosecution of SAKI cases from previous awards. The latest funding will be utilized to hire a full-time assistant district attorney for specialized prosecution of cold case sexual assaults. Additionally, the funding will support overtime pay for case investigations, forensic genetic genealogy testing, and proper training in continuing efforts to provide closure for sexual assault victims.
The CFPD has used SAKI funding to achieve several goals and milestones, including the following:
For more information on the specific SAKI awards for this site, see the table below.
| Year | Amount | Purpose Area |
|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $363,090 | Comprehensive Approach to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits |
| FY2016 | $793,372 | Comprehensive Approach to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits |
| FY2020 | $1,000,000 | Investigation and Prosecution of Cold Case Sexual Assaults |
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To learn more about the City of Fayettevilles progress, read the following news and events.
Two new rape charges for Fayetteville man accused in series of sexual assaults
— Joe Jurney, CBS 17, Dec 1, 2023
"A Fayetteville man is facing two new charges of rape in a cold case from 2015.
Christopher James McMillan, 39, was arrested by the Fayetteville Police Department’s Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit on Thursday. He is also charged with first-degree sexual offense and first-degree kidnapping.
Utilizing funds from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s FY2015 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grant, the victim’s sexual assault kit was outsourced to a private lab for forensic biology testing. Fayetteville police detectives investigated the case, but eventually, the case went unsolved due to a lack of investigative leads."
Fayetteville police: Federal grant helped solve 1997 sex assault cold case
— ABC11.com, WTVD, Sep 20, 2023
"Fayetteville police said an arrest made in a 1997 sexual assault cold case was helped in part by a federal grant that was awarded to the city in 2015.
Police arrested and charged 55-year-old Linford Deamoris Moore in connection with the 26-year-old sexual assault case."
Fayetteville police arrest man in connection to string of sexual assaults in 2007
— CBS17, Dec 14, 2022
"The Fayetteville Police Department says a sexual assault cold case has been solved after 15 years.
Sexual assault exams were done and while DNA was collected, technology at the time was limited so the case went unsolved.
Those samples were recently submitted for testing using funds from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s FY2015 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant. That testing identified McMillian as the suspect."
Justice is finally here': Parkton man sentenced in string of cold-case Fayetteville rapes
— The Fayetville Observer, Oct 6, 2022
"Superior Court Judge Pat Nadolski handed down two separate sentences to Johnnie B. Green, 48, which will run simultaneously. Green was sentenced to a maximum term of 28 years, five months in prison for at least 10 rapes and multiple burglaries he committed in Fayetteville, Cumberland County and Hope Mills from June 2009 to November 2010. He was arrested a decade after the rapes in May 2019 through a genetic testing service, part of a Cumberland County initiative to process a backlog of untested sexual assault kits."
Ramsey Street rapist' pleads guilty in series of rapes in Fayetteville
— F.T. Norton, The Fayetteville Observer, Feb 11, 2022
The man known as Fayetteville's "Ramsey Street rapist" pleaded guilty Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court. Darold Wayne Bowden was accused of sexual assaults on women ranging in age from 15 to 45 from March 2006 to January 2008 and was identified through FGG.
Man arrested in 2009 cold case rape, Fayetteville police say
— Michael Prunka , CBS17.com, Jan 10, 2022
Fayetteville police made an arrest Friday in a cold case rape from more than a decade ago thanks to testing completed through SAKI.
Fayetteville man arrested in 2009 cold case rape
— CBS 17 Digital Desk, Mar 8, 2021
DNA evidence from a previously untested SAK from 2009 led to arrest in sexual assault case.
Man pleads guilty to multiple charges in Fayetteville cold case rape investigations
— CBS 17 Digital Desk, Dec 19, 2020
Authorities say a man plead guilty to First Degree Rape, First Degree Kidnapping and First Degree Sex Offence, will face up to 50 years in prison in connection to two cold case rape investigations from the 1990’s. This investigation was a result of a DNA hit from a previously unsubmitted SAK.
Fayetteville man charged in 2011 sexual assault case
— Melody Brown-Peyton, The Fayetteville Observer, Nov 18, 2020
DNA from previoulsy unsubmitted SAK leads to arrest in sexual assault from 2011.
Fayetteville police use DNA to make arrest in 28-year-old rape case
— Gilbert Baez, WRAL, Nov 16, 2020
Lawfully owed DNA leads to arrest in rape case from 1992 in Fayetteville, NC
Grant helps Fayetteville police send backlog of sexual assault kits to be tested, leading to arrest in pair of 1990 rapes
— Kayla Strayer, CBS 17, Oct 28, 2020
DNA from previously unsubmitted SAKs in lead to arrest of suspect in two rape cases in Fayetteville, NC. “Things like this are what keep me going, and the fact that I can say, ‘hey I closed a 1990 case’,” Fayetteville Police Detective Danielle Kocher said. “Keep grinding with all the other cold cases I have, and a few currents I have as well.”
DOJ official: Fayetteville PD shows how to tackle sexual assault crimes
— Katie Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs, Apr 11, 2020
Katie Sullivan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs, provided insight into the progress the Fayetteville SAKI program has made since 2015 in ensuring justice for victims of sexual assault.
DNA match leads to arrest of Fayetteville man in 1989 rape of underage girl
— Akilah Davis , ABC 11 Eyewitness News, Jan 24, 2020
A rape test kit that sat for decades has helped police make an arrest in the rape of a minor that happened more than 30 years ago.
Raleigh man charged in decade-old Fayetteville sex assault case
— WRAL, Jan 7, 2020
Man charged in connection with 2009 sexual assault based on DNA evidence that had not been tested previously.
Fayetteville police charge man in 1990 rape
— WRAL, May 13, 2019
DNA from a previously untested sexual assault kit led Fayetteville PD to charge a man in a 1990 sexual assault case.
Decade later, DNA match leads to arrest of 'do-rag rapist' in dozen Cumberland sex assaults
— Gilbert Baez, WRAL, May 7, 2019
Through the use of genetic genealogy and DNA evidence, Fayetteville police arrest and charge a serial rapist in 12 cold case sexual assaults.
1990 rape suspect charged with 2 more cold cases in Fayetteville
— Michael Futch, The Fayetteville Observer, Mar 19, 2019
A rape suspect has been charged with 2 more counts of sexual assault as the result of DNA evidence from a previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits and cold case investigation by the Fayetteville PD.
Experts: Fayetteville rape investigations, treatment of victims, improved over years
— Paul Wooverton, Fayetteville Observer, Mar 19, 2019
A forum held in Fayetteville discusses how sexual assault investigations have changed to better assist victims thanks to the SAKI project there.
Pitts: Victims' advocates, Fayetteville police work together on 'cold' case sex assault cases
— Myron Pitts, The Fayetteville Observer, Feb 2, 2019
The Fayetteville Police Department and local rape crisis center work together to ensure victims of sexual assault receive the proper care after their assault and throughout the investigation process.
Fayetteville police using consumer DNA kits to help solve cold cases
— WRAL, Jan 24, 2019
Fayetteville Police Department is now using consumer DNA tests like 23andMe to solve cold cases through genealogical DNA.
Man arrested in Fayetteville rape case
— Nancy McCleary, Fayetteville Observer, Dec 28, 2018
DNA from a previously unsubmitted sexual assault kit from 1990 led police to make an arrest in the case.
DNA evidence links man to 1990 cold case rap, kidnapping case in Fayetteville
— ABC 11, Nov 27, 2018
Recently discovered evidence links man to cold case rape,kidnapping from 1990.
Somerindyke named Fayetteville Police Officer of the Year
— Michael Futch, The Fayetteville Observer, Nov 16, 2018
Lt. John Somerindyke, head of Fayetteville PD's Special Victims Unit, was named Police Officer of the Year due in part to his dedication to investigating cases that have resulted from previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits and advocating for survivors of sexual assault.
Arrest made in Hoke County rape, kidnapping cold case after rape kit is sent for DNA testing
— ABC 11 Eyewitness News, Nov 2, 2018
Detectives with the Fayetteville Cold Case Sexual Assault Unit have made an arrest in a 21 year old case thanks to DNA recovered from a previously unsubmitted sexual assault kit.
Fayetteville police make arrest in 2006 sexual assault case
— Nancy McCleary, Fayetteville Observer, Jun 5, 2018
The Fayetteville Police Department made an arrest in connection with a statutory rape case from 2006. This is the first arrest resulting from testing funded by their SAKI award.
Fayetteville police make progress in sex assaults after 300+ rape kits trashed
— Robert Richardson, CBS North Carolina, Jul 17, 2017
Between 1995 and 2008, the Fayetteville’s Police Department’s Sexual Victim’s Unit Commander discovered 333 sexual assault kits that had been destroyed. Since the findings, Fayetteville has launched a cold case sexual assault unit and working diligently in training law enforcement on investigations involving sexual assault. To learn more, read the full article.
Fayetteville police awarded $793,372 grant to help rape victims get justice
— Alan Wooten, FayObserver, Sep 28, 2016
Recent funding from the U.S. Department of Justice will allow Fayetteville, North Carolina law enforcement personnel to test over 500 previously unsubmitted sexual assault evidence kits. Police department staff will also use the funding to pay for investigators and prosecutors to solve cold cases resulting from testing DNA matches. To learn more, read the full article.
Fayetteville police make 12th cold case arrest
— Gilbert Baez, WRAL.com, Mar 23, 2016
In March 2016, the Fayetteville Police Department made its 12th arrest in connection to a decades-old crime of sexual assault. This success comes after the department received $363,000 in federal funding to test its backlogged sexual assault evidence kits dating as far back as 1984. To learn more about what is being done in Fayetteville, NC, read the full article.
Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative aims to create a coordinated community response that ensures just resolution to sexual assault cases. Through this program, funding is provided to support multidisciplinary community response teams engaged in the comprehensive reform of jurisdictions approaches to sexual assault cases resulting from evidence found in previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits.
