Floyd Earnest YoungbloodA jury convicted a Dalton, Ga., man Friday of rape, aggravated sodomy and making false statements to police.
Floyd Earnest Youngblood, 46, of 1570 Mount Vernon Road, is convicted for crimes related to a Dec. 16, 2011, incident, according to a release. He faces a minimum of 25 years in prison without parole and will return to court Tuesday for a sentencing hearing.
The jury convicted Youngblood after hearing evidence for three days. They heard testimonies from the victim and other witnesses.
Prosecutors told them about DNA evidence and a failed polygraph test, about how Youngblood initially told police he wasn't at the scene of the crime before eventually confessing.