It is not my intention to comment on the innocence or guilt of Mr. Smith. But it is easy to see inconsistencies in print, being it is usually in black and white. Not only does the reporting and accounts by witnesses vary over time and venue, but there seems to be a person on interest to me that all but disappears from the narrative.
Most peculiar is the statements of the "girlfriend". Was the "girlfriend" one of the roommates? Is this an interchangeable title given the difference in reports and times reported? At my most suspicious, I can only hope the "girlfriend" wasn't allowed the status of roommate in exchange for incriminating statements, when in some degree of probability she may have been an accomplice.
I am also wonding where the composite came from. It comes a day after the occurance. Seems from the reporting, the perpetrator, did not face the victim. Her injuries seem consistent with a face forward landing.
During the trial Mr. Smith states the victim cannot identify him. It is also reported that she is not present. I don't think counsel would have allowed the statement if it was not fact. She is standing there with him.
I also wonder about the "minor injuries" coming from being "slammed" onto the ground. At 5'4" 175, I would think Mr. Smith would cause much more damage.
Police: Woman raped, robbed in Wahiawa
Published: 9/16/2010 10:51 am
Updated: 9/16/2010 6:13 pm
Honolulu police are searching for a man they say is considered dangerous and is suspected of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman on Wednesday night.
It happened just after 8 p.m.
A 25-year-old woman who works at the Wahiawa Shopping Center just got off from work and was heading home when she was attacked.
Police say the woman was just yards away from her workplace making her way down a stairwell when the man grabbed her from behind, covered her mouth with his hand and slammed her face into the concrete.
Police say he demanded money, threatened to kill her, raped her, took her purse then ran away. “We are hoping there are witnesses because there's many businesses in the shopping center,” said Sgt. Kim Buffett of Honolulu CrimeStoppers.
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
She suffered minor injuries to her face, knees and head.
Residents who live in the area are shocked by the brutality of what happened in their neighborhood.
"I mean children are still seen walking around at that time, so to know that a 25-year-old woman was attacked and raped who knows what can happen to the children,” said Tony Sarvi.
Police say they believe the attack was completely random.
"He might hang out in the area, we don't know, we are hoping that somebody may recognize him,” said Buffett. “So we hope that anyone who has seen this male who is an African American male in his 20's, 5'4", 175 pounds, short black hair more like a shaved black hair and wearing a gray polo shirt and long denim pants.”
Police also say this suspect is considered dangerous and advise residents to walk in groups.
If you have any information, call CrimeStoppers at #955-8300.
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Police arrest man in Wahiawa Shopping Center sex assault
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 2:38 PM
Updated: Sep 21, 2010 1:13 AM
WAHIAWA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu police have made an arrest in a sex assault case in Wahiawa last Wednesday. 30-year-old Tyrone Smith Jr was taken into custody Friday afternoon in Wahiawa.
Investigators say that Smith sexually assaulted a woman on the back stairs of the Wahiawa Shopping Center at around 8:00 PM Wednesday night. In addition, police say that Smith took the woman's iPod, jewelry, cash and a bank card after slamming her to the ground.
Police say tips from Smith's roommates led to his arrest. They say one of his roommates contacted police Friday morning to tell them that Smith might be the suspect they were looking for in the case. The roommate told police that Smith had told her he committed a robbery on the stairs behind Goodwill. The roommate also told investigators that Smith "put his knee on this woman's head" and "took this woman's money and jewelry". She told police that there was a bank card with the victim's name on it in a trash bin.
Investigators say that Smith sexually assaulted a woman on the back stairs of the Wahiawa Shopping Center at around 8:00 PM Wednesday night. In addition, police say that Smith took the woman's iPod, jewelry, cash and a bank card after slamming her to the ground.
Police say tips from Smith's roommates led to his arrest. They say one of his roommates contacted police Friday morning to tell them that Smith might be the suspect they were looking for in the case. The roommate told police that Smith had told her he committed a robbery on the stairs behind Goodwill. The roommate also told investigators that Smith "put his knee on this woman's head" and "took this woman's money and jewelry". She told police that there was a bank card with the victim's name on it in a trash bin.
Another roommate subsequently told police that Smith had told her he robbed a woman at the shopping center and showed her a bank card with the victim's name on it.
Smith has been charged with first degree sexual assault.
Copyright 2010 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
Smith has been charged with first degree sexual assault.
Copyright 2010 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.
1 Roommate and another roommate (NO GIRLFRIEND)
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Police and Fire
For Friday, September 17, 2010
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 17, 2010
Police are seeking help in finding a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Wahiawa last night.
Man sought in Wahiawa sex assault
Police are asking for the public's help to find the man who sexually assaulted a woman last night at the Wahiawa Shopping Center.
The woman in her 20s was walking down the stairs at 823 California Ave. when the man came up from behind, demanded money and then sexually assaulted her, police said.
(NO THREATENING OR SLAMMING)
The man, in his 20s, is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds, with short black hair. He was wearing a gray shirt and long denim pants.
Police said he is wanted for first-degree sexual assault.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME from a cell phone. Anonymous text messages can be sent to 274637 or CRIMES from a cell phone along with "CS808" in the message.
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New details emerge in Wahiawa rape case
Published: 9/20/2010 5:41 pm Updated: 9/20/2010 5:42 pm
Tyrone Smith, Jr.
A man accused of raping and robbing a woman in a Wahiawa shopping center last week made his first court appearance this morning.
Tyrone Smith, Jr., 30, was charged with first degree sex assault, kidnapping and robbery.
According to court documents, smith allegedly told his roommate he had committed a robbery “by the stairs behind Goodwill.”
Court papers say smith also told his roommate he had put his knee on the woman's head and took her money and jewelry.
Smith's roommate told police she found the victim's credit card in her trash.
Court papers say smith made a similar confession to another roommate.
Smith's bail is set at $500,000.
1 Roommate and another roommate (NO GIRLFRIEND)
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After boasting, man, 30, arrested in assault case
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 21, 2010
A 30-year-old Wahiawa man charged with sexually assaulting and robbing a 25-year-old woman Wednesday at a Wahiawa shopping mall bragged about the attack to his female roommates, who then tipped off police.
Police conducted surveillance at Tyrone Smith Jr.'s Lakeview Circle apartment Friday and arrested him.
Smith was charged Saturday with first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and second-degree robbery. He made his initial appearance in court yesterday.
The victim told police she was walking down the stairs at the Wahiawa Shopping Center, 823 California Ave., when a man came up from behind her at 8 p.m. Wednesday, demanded money, sexually assaulted her and took her belongings.
(NO THREATENING OR SLAMMING FROM THE VICTIM)
According to court documents two roommates he robbed a girl at the mall.
Smith told one roommate he had "slammed the girl to the ground and took her iPod, a silver chain and a ring," a police affidavit filed in Honolulu District Court said.
Smith later told
Smith told one roommate he had "slammed the girl to the ground and took her iPod, a silver chain and a ring," a police affidavit filed in Honolulu District Court said.
Smith later told
Smith also described to the other roommate how he put his knee on the woman's head and took her money and jewelry, the affidavit shows. The roommate also found a credit card in her trash bin with the victim's name on it.
Smith and his girlfriend also showed a bank card with the name of the victim to the first roommate, the affidavit said.
Smith remains in custody at the Oahu Community Correctional Center, where he is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
(1 roommate another; roommate; ADD 1 GIRLFRIEND)
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