County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced that David Leon Stokes (DOB11/6/57) has been found guilty of the rape of a 16 year old Phoenix girl that happened in 1998. According to the probable cause statement filed by Phoenix Police, the victim was at a self serve car wash when Stokes stabbed her and forced her into her car. He then raped the victim and held her captive in her car while he robbed her and drove to another location to buy drugs.
Stokes then forced the victim out of her car, leaving her bloody and half naked on a Phoenix street. The victim survived and Stokes got away.
The victim reported the attack to police. DNA samples retrieved from the victim did not match any known offenders at the time. In the years that followed police continued to investigate and check the DNA database.
They got a match in December 2004 linking Stokes to the attack. Stokes was already in prison on an assault conviction.
The investigation continued; police worked with prosecutors at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and Stokes was indicted.
On July 9, 2008 Stokes was convicted of:
•Sexual Assault, a class two dangerous felony
•Kidnapping, a class two dangerous felony
•Aggravated Assault, a class three dangerous felony
•Armed Robbery, a class three dangerous felony
Deputy County Attorney Jason Holmberg prosecuted the case. Stokes is scheduled to be sentenced
August 15, 2008.
Thomas stated, “This verdict represents the efforts of tireless investigators and dedicated prosecutors who never lost hope that the victim would see justice done.”
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