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DNA From 2006 Rape In Bloomington Leads To Charges For Heltonville Man

Jamison A. Beedie is being held at the Monroe County Jail. (Booking photo provided)
Jamison A. Beedie is being held at the Monroe County Jail. (Booking photo provided)

A southern Indiana man faces rape and burglary charges after his DNA matched a sample taken following a 2006 sexual assault.

Police say 47-year-old Jamison A. Beedie of Heltonville was arrested Friday. He is being held in the Monroe County Jail.

A woman reported being raped inside her apartment in 2006 at knifepoint. The man ran off when her boyfriend arrived.

Bloomington police were notified Tuesday by the state police that DNA from the rape matched a sample taken following the man's arrest late last year in a separate case in Lawrence County.

A law that took effect last year allows police in Indiana to take DNA samples from anyone brought in on a felony arrest warrant. 

Becca Costello contributed to this report. 

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