Charges dropped against manaccused of dating-site rape
Loudoun County prosecutors have dropped all charges against a man who was accused of rape by a woman he met through an online dating service. Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Plowman said he dismissed the case against John Swann Evans because of a lack of evidence and inconsistencies in the woman’s account. Evans, 34, of South Riding, met the 37-year-old Loudoun woman online through eHarmony, an online dating service that says it matches singles based on compatibility. On July 12, the woman told Loudoun authorities that she was sexually assaulted. On Sept. 3, police charged Evans with abduction with intent to defile and forced sodomy.
‘Teflon defendant’ indicted on gun, drug charges
A federal grand jury has indicted Corey A. Moore on drug and weapons charges after a September cocaine and PCP bust in Takoma Park.
Moore earned the “Teflon defendant” moniker when prosecutors couldn’t make a murder accusation in a 1994 slaying stick. The charge was dropped after four mistrials. Takoma Park police said Moore, 35, was arrested in September after he allegedly threw a bottle of alcohol at an officer while carrying $50,000 of cocaine. A gallon of PCP was found in his home, police said. Moore also possessed weapons and ammunition, the indictment says.
– Scott McCabe and Emily Babay
