Tyler man rejects plea offer in kidnapping/rape case
Posted/updated on: October 12, 2021 at 4:07 pm
TYLER — A Tyler man charged in a brutal kidnapping and rape case has rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and requested a jury trial. Michael Timmons, 49, was arrested in March. A warrant obtained by our news partner KETK at the time alleges that Timmons and the victim had been living in a tent at the end of a dead-end road for at least three days. The victim said he would continuously sexually assault her in the tent, despite her trying to fight him off. The warrant also cites allegations of repeated beatings and threats.
