LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Little Rock police detective told jurors at a capital murder trial that Curtis Vance admitted being at the home of television anchorwoman Anne Pressly the night she was killed but said he went there only to steal a laptop computer.
Detective Jason White said Vance initially denied being at Pressly's home, but then said he had been there. According to White's testimony, Vance said he saw Pressly sleeping nude in her bed and that he performed a sex act while standing nearby. The detective said Vance told him that Pressly woke up and started to fight with him, and that "he thought she might have seen him."
Vance has pleaded not guilty to capital murder, rape and burglary charges. He could face the death penalty if convicted during his trial, which began its second week Monday.
Detective Jason White said Vance initially denied being at Pressly's home, but then said he had been there. According to White's testimony, Vance said he saw Pressly sleeping nude in her bed and that he performed a sex act while standing nearby. The detective said Vance told him that Pressly woke up and started to fight with him, and that "he thought she might have seen him."
Vance has pleaded not guilty to capital murder, rape and burglary charges. He could face the death penalty if convicted during his trial, which began its second week Monday.
