BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Investigators said they found what could be critical evidence in the hunt for a stun-gun assailant.
On Monday, a hooded man shocked a 61-year-old secretary at Brevard Community College with a stun gun, officials said.
A bag that was found in an office could contain the break investigators need to catch the man who attacked the woman.
Police said the blue community college bag contained a collapsible baton, two black gloves and a Pepsi bottle with pre-cut strips of duct tape stuck to it.
Officers said they found the evidence after returning to the scene of the crime Tuesday morning.
"It doesn't belong to anyone in the office or anyone in the area," said an official.
Police said the items themselves could lead directly to the assailant, and they are checking the items for fingerprints.
Investigators said the duct tape had strands of hair attached to it, and they believe there may be DNA around the edge of the soda bottle.
Police said they plan to send the DNA to a private lab that Cocoa has a contract with to get faster results and see if the DNA matches anyone in its database
"There's going to be prints in there. There's going to be DNA in there and it's just going to be a matter of time," said an official.
The 61-year-old administrative assistant was working in the office of Beverly Slaughter, the provost of the college's Cocoa campus.
After being released from the hospital, the victim told investigators she was shocked at least 10 times.
"It just seemed like every open area he could touch he was hitting her with the stun gun," said an official.
Police said the college has turned over more names of people who have recently made threats, either for being kicked off the campus or for other reasons as part of the investigation.
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