NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Investigations are underway after a Western Kentucky University student was raped in Nashville.
On May 5, officials responded to the Madison Police Precinct to speak with the victim who reported that she had been raped on the evening of May 4. She was with a friend at Honky Tonk Central on Broadway around 9 p.m. that night.
The woman told police that her memory became foggy and she believed that she had been drugged.
The victim's next memory was riding inside a Jeep Grand Cherokee with two men, one heavier-set and one who was skinnier, who she did not recognize.
Over the next several hours, the woman told police that she had been raped by both suspects inside the car.
According to the report, the woman tried to get the men to stop as she repeatedly said "No, no" and "Stop, get off," but she was unable to physically fight back.
She told police that she asked the suspects to leave at one point, but the men drove to a bank and used her debit card to withdraw $303.
After they withdrew the money, they had her contact a friend to meet her at a McDonald's on Broadway at around 11:30 p.m.
The suspects then used the victim's card at a Shell, spending $83.22 and $12 at a Waffle House. Police say the card was also used to make a purchase indicated as "Zion" for $32.78.
Early investigations show that the card was also used to pay $35 to exit a downtown parking garage, but the victim had no memory of leaving the garage.
A detective obtained security camera footage on May 8 from the parking garage. The parking garage confirmed the payment to exit and the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Police say that license plate reader technology helped assist detectives to follow the vehicle's path of travel and identify the two male suspects from Chattanooga, Joseph Farmer, 36, and Trevor Casteel, 27.
On Friday, May 12 Entertainment District Unit officers observed a transaction on 4th Avenue South. Both suspects fled from police, but Farmer was arrested and multiple bags of drugs and cash were found on him during his arrest.
Farmer has been charged with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, five counts of credit card fraud, theft, evading arrest and two counts of possession of drugs. He is being held without bond.
In an interview with police, Farmer stated that he had consensual sex with the woman and confirmed that he had gone to Shell and Waffle House after dropping off the victim. However, he denied using her card to make any purchases.
Casteel is wanted on warrants of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, five counts of credit card fraud. Casteel is also wanted on three unrelated warrants.
