Couple attacked, robbed, raped at gunpoint: MPD

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  A couple is now recovering after police say they were allegedly attacked and robbed before the girlfriend was raped at gunpoint Monday night in Oakhaven.

A woman told officers it started when she was sitting in a car with her boyfriend around 11:30 p.m. and there was a knock on the window. She thought maybe it was a security guard because they were in a school park after hours.

But the man, now identified as 41-year-old Corry Rayford, wasn’t a security guard.

The woman says he told them, “Give me what you got.” So the couple handed over $600. But that wasn’t enough for Rayford.

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She says he became angry and pulled a gun on them, forcing the boyfriend out of the car, and telling him to get on his knees and face the opposite direction.

The woman says Rayford then raped her at gunpoint.

The couple claims Rayford then told them if they followed him out of the park he would kill both of them.

The next day, the woman spotted Rayford in the neighborhood while driving so she followed him and called the police who were able to make an arrest.

Rayford has been arrested multiple times in the past but his latest charges appear to be the most violent.

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In 2006, records show he resisted arrest and struggled with officers, forcing them to use a chemical agent on him. In that case, he was also found to be in unlawful possession of a gun.

WREG talked to multiple people in the neighborhood who said sadly they’re not shocked by the latest vicious attack. They’re calling for more city-provided lighting and cameras in the area.

As for Rayford, he’s charged with aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated robbery, and two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping. He is in jail on a $200,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday morning.

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