BLOUNTSTOWN — A Fountain man has been convicted of a violent rape, according to a State Attorney’s Office press release.
Chief Assistant State Attorney Greg Wilson and Assistant State Attorney Ana Garcia showed jurors during the two day trial that Michael Clark, 47, attacked a woman in the early morning hours of May 18 in a residence on Northwest County Line Road.
The victim described Clark as a “family friend” and told deputies he had allowed her to stay at his sister’s residence for a few days. The morning of May 18, Clark came to the home after a night of drinking and tried to have sex with the woman. She told him she wasn’t interested and Clark grabbed her by the throat, threw her to the ground, dragged her to the bed and forcibly raped her. When he passed out, the victim ran from the residence and called authorities.
Clark was found guilty as charged of false imprisonment and sexual battery with threat of force. The state will ask Circuit Judge Allen Register to find Clark to be a habitual felony offender based on his criminal past. If the judge finds that Clark meets the requirements he could be sentenced up to life in prison during the sentencing on May 27.