| Crime |
In January 2015, officers at Vanderburgh County jail found 21
grams of crack cocaine in the cell of Dugniqio Forest. |
| Evidence |
The bag of cocaine was found in a cracker box. Both the
cocaine bag and the cracker box were taken as evidence. |
| DNA |
The Indiana State Police Lab developed DNA mixture data from
the evidence items. |
| Match |
Due to the complexity of the mixture data, the laboratory
could not produce DNA match statistics. |
| TrueAllele |
The computer connected the bag of cocaine and the packaging
from the cracker box to Dugniqio Forest. The match
statistics were 24.9 trillion and 708 quintillion. |
| Cybergenetics |
On June 3, 2016, Dr. Mark Perlin from Cybergenetics testified
at the Evansville, Indiana Daubert hearing and trial. |
| Outcome |
Dugniqio Forest was found guilty of possession of cocaine. He
was sentenced to serve 11 years in prison, to be added
onto his previous sentence of 2 years. |
