GREELEY, Colo.—The lawyer for a Greeley man charged with kidnapping and raping a witness in a murder case says DNA evidence indicates the defendant is not guilty.
The Greeley Tribune reports that 22-year-old Christian Hanson went on trial Tuesday on charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder.
He’s accused of being in a group that forced the witness into a car, held her at gunpoint, sexually assaulted her and beat her.
Hanson is accused of trying to hire an undercover officer posing as a hit man to kill the woman after his arrest.
Hanson’s attorney says Hanson’s DNA wasn’t found on the woman.
The defense says the hit man allegation is based on a conversation so vague that it’s meaningless.
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Information from: Greeley Daily Tribune,
