Fayetteville police: Federal grant helped solve 1997 sex assault cold case

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Fayetteville police said an arrest made in a 1997 sexual assault cold case was helped in part by a federal grant that was awarded to the city in 2015.

Police arrested and charged 55-year-old Linford Deamoris Moore in connection with the 26-year-old sexual assault case.
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He was arrested in Hope Mills in connection with the crime that happened in October of 1997.

Police said the victim was asleep in her house, but was awoken when a flashlight was shined in her face. Moore is accused of then placing a bag over her head and sexually assaulting her.

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According to the Fayetteville Police Department, Moore, 55, of Fayetteville, was arrested in Hope Mills in connection with a rape that occurred in October of 1997. Police said the victim was asleep in her home but awoke when a flashlight was shined in her face.
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Investigators say Moore then placed a bag over her head and sexually assaulted her.



Moore was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping, and felony breaking and entering.