Knoxville, TN (WOKI) DNA evidence leads to the conviction of a carjacking defendant in Knox County.

Officials with the Knox County District Attorney’s Office say 26-year-old Tyshawn Cook is now convicted of carjacking, aggravated kidnapping, robbery and sexual battery.

Prosecutors say Cook carjacked a woman who was sitting in her car at a Fort Sanders apartment complex back in 2022.

He then drove to several ATMs, forced the victim to withdraw money and then physically and sexually assaulted her before stealing her car.

A DNA match eventually connected Cook to evidence inside the car; he is due to be sentenced on March 20th and is facing between 8 and 12 years behind bars.