The victim's backpack was found in the car thethree men had abandoned. and his Vuarnetsunglasses were found in Evans' pockets.

According to Kotowski the car was registered toMark Medeiros who reported it stolen the followingday.

During the booking procedure, Evans and Angierdenied knowing each other. Court documents onlyidentify Evans as a witness to the crime, not asan accomplice.

The suit also alleged that Kotowski did notfile charges against Angier until seven monthslater.

But Kotowski said yesterday he filed thecharges for larceny of a motor vehicle andmalicious destruction of a motor vehicle on theday after the incident. It took seven months forthe suit against Angier to come to trial.

Kotowski said Medeiros refused to come to courtas a witness, and the judge dropped the chargesagainst Angier without notifying Kotowski.

Angier had filed his suit and tried to freehimself from the charges by attacking Kotowski'sreputation, the Harvard police officer said.

"We goddamn knew he was lying," attorney Ryanhad told The Crimson in March. "The plaintiff toldhis attorney to withdraw the case because wediscovered he was lying and he knew it."

Angier's attorney Sanford A. Kowal did not wishto comment on the case yesterday