The man pictured above, 54 year old Tilfert Vaughn, was arrested this
past Sunday Feb. 8th after breaking into the Phoenix home of a woman
he’d seen at a bar and raped her at knifepoint while her boyfriend lay
next to her 'frozen in fear,” according to a report by AZ CentralPolice
said the 27-year-old-woman woke up about 4 a.m. on Nov. 5 in her
apartment near Glendale and 27th avenues when she noticed the bathroom
light was on. After she asked her friend who was in there, reports show,
the bathroom light shut off.
Police said the woman got out of bed and noticed someone behind the
bathroom door, and when she opened the door further, she saw 54-year-old
Tilfert D. Vaughn standing naked and holding a large serrated break
knife, according to court records.
Vaughn made the woman lie down in the bed, and raped her while holding the knife to her throat, according to court documents.
The woman's 30-year-old friend woke up when Vaughn got in bed, and as
the man struggled, his fingers came into contact with Vaughn's knife,
causing deep wounds, reports show.
Investigators said the knife wounds on the man were deep enough to require surgery to repair the nerve damage he suffered.
Police said both victims feared Vaughn would kill them if they did not obey him.
After raping the woman, according to the documents, Vaughn told her, "Now you have a baby. Bless it and take care of it."
Vaughn then put his clothes on and left the apartment, according to reports.
Investigators also believe that Vaughn took several items from the
couple's apartment, including sunglasses, toiletries, beer and food, and
placed them in an empty apartment nearby before returning to assault
the victims, according to court documents.
Investigators compiled information from the woman's forensic exam and
surveillance videos from the apartment and a nearby bar before they were
able to confirm Vaughn's identity through an anonymous source,
according to court records. Police also requested a court order for
Vaughn's DNA and matched it with physical evidence taken from the
victim's forensic exam, according to court records.
Vaughn admitted to police of being in the area that night, but denied
having sexual relations and contact with the victims, according to
police reports.
Vaughn is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing next week. His court
documents show he does not have a bail set because of the sexual-assault
allegations
www.azcentral.com
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