Nunnery
DECATUR — A patient who is quoted as telling police he was sexually aroused by the touch of female technician taking X-rays of his body is now accused of trying to rape the woman.
Victor W. Nunnery appeared Monday in Macon County Circuit Court where he was arraigned on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual assault involving bodily harm. Judge Lindsey Shelton ruled the 22-year-old Decatur man was too dangerous to be released and ordered he remain in the custody of the Macon County Jail.
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A sworn affidavit filed by Decatur police said the incident dates to Saturday night at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital. Nunnery arrived complaining of pain in his shoulder and the 24-year-old X-ray technician had just finished taking X-rays of the affected area and had turned away from him.
“(She) advised Victor then came up behind and grabbed her on the shoulders,” said Officer Kyle Purcell, who signed the affidavit.
“(She) said Victor then threw her into the wall, causing her to fall down to the floor… Victor then crouched over her and attempted to pull down her pants.”
The technician is quoted as saying a tug-of-war took place with Nunnery, who had pulled his own pants down, as he repeatedly tried to pull down the woman’s pants and underwear while she fought to keep them on and kicked and screamed at her attacker. Police later noted she had suffered multiple red scratches to her stomach, just above the waistline.
The sounds of her screaming and the violent struggle caught the attention of a passing 40-year-old female staff member and police said Nunnery stopped his assault when she rushed into the X-ray room. The staff member told police she found Nunnery with his genitalia exposed kneeling over the victim whose naked lower body was also exposed; Nunnery was then restrained by hospital security.
“(The staff member) said Victor claimed the technician was receptive of his advances, and said ‘She wanted it’. She stated Victor then said ‘It wasn’t a big deal, nothing happened,’” Purcell stated in the affidavit. But the officer also quoted a hospital security officer who said Nunnery later asked him “How long he would get for rape?”
Questioned by police, Nunnery claimed he had been “sexually aroused” by the touch of the X-ray technician before he decided to attack her. “Victor advised that he did not know what (the woman) was screaming, but her screams turned him on,” Purcell added.
The defendant is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 17.
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2023 mugshots from the Herald & Review
Lourash
Jeffrey L. Lourash, 57, took a plea deal on April 6, 2023, and admitted the first degree murder of his wife Tabitha Lourash, who was shot to death November 23 in their Warrensburg home. Lourash was sentenced in May of 2023 to 45 years in prison, to be served at 100%.
Hirstein
Steven L. Hirstein, 43, was arrested March 30, 2023, and booked on preliminary charges of attempted murder for a stabbing attack on his girlfriend. He is also charged with aggravated battery to police after allegedly attacking officers with a knife. He was shot and wounded several times by police but his wounds were not considered serious.
Phillip Gehrken
Phillip J. Gehrken, 52, of Forsyth, was sentenced to 50 years in prison March 28, 2023, after being convicted of the murder of 51-year-old victim Kevin Cooper on July 11, 2021.
Joseph A. Williams
Joseph A. Williams, convicted of the attempted murder of a Decatur Police officer, was sentenced 80 years in prison in June of 2023.
Jetrevius O. Jarrett
Jetrevius O. Jarrett is charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting to death the photographer that took his family’s Christmas pictures in 2021.
Edwards
Cameron C. Edwards, 19, of Cerro Gordo was sentenced to nine years in prison April 4, 2023, after pleading guilty to the unlawful possession of a stolen gun, attempted escape and burglary. He was part of a theft team that stole guns from cop cars.
King-Woods
Traveon Hightower King-Woods, 27, was sentenced to five years in prison March 22, 2023, after he admitted a charge of aggravated robbery. Police said he robbed a victim at gunpoint but then had to flee for his life when the victim chased him in a car. King-Woods accomplice and brother, Amieron L. Barham-Perkins, 20, pleaded guilty to an aggravated robbery charge and was sentenced to five years on January 17, 2023.
Wilson
Tyler J. Wilson, 23, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Macon County Circuit Court April 26, 2023, after pleading guilty to a charge of armed violence.
Derrickson
Tiyren E. Derrickson, 28, was sentenced to eight years in prison May 18, 2023, after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary. He had raided the same Decatur church on consecutive days and stolen equipment valued at more than $20,000.
Colby J. Park
Colby J. Park, 25, was sentenced to a 24 month conditional discharge and ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life after pleading guilty to the aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 6-year-old boy by biting the child. The offense dates to October 7, 2018, and Park was sentenced May 19 of 2023.
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