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Fort Smith Man Sentenced To 60 Years In Prison For Murder, Rape Of Niece

FORT SMITH (KFSM) – A man who pleaded guilty to counts of murder and rape has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Cohen Davis, 25, had been accused of r...
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FORT SMITH (KFSM) – A man who pleaded guilty to counts of murder and rape has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Cohen Davis, 25, had been accused of raping Naomi Nichols, after she had died due to injuries from the sexual assault.

Davis received 40 years for pleading guilty to first-degree murder and 20 years for rape. The court decided to run the terms consecutively.

Nichols died Oct. 15, 2014 after Davis took her to Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith and was diagnosed with having severe internal injuries. An autopsy from the Arkansas State Crime Lab later revealed evidence of a sexual assault. An autopsy three months later stated the girl suffered “multiple episodes of abuse,” including two in the last two months of her life.

Davis was arrested Oct. 31, 2014 on a warrant issued out of Sebastian County on suspicion of rape and was held without bond.

He will be sentenced in the Arkansas Department of Corrections system.

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