SAN MARCOS, Texas — A San Marcos man used to be arrested previous this week in connection to a cold case from 2004.
Ricardo Cruz Rodriguez, 44, used to be arrested in Tampa, Florida after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman nearly 20 years ago.
According to officers, San Marcos police replied to a choice on Oct. 9, 2004, a couple of man breaking into a lady’s house and sexually assaulting her. The man took off prior to officials arrived and the lady advised police she did not see the man’s face because it used to be lined.
The lady used to be taken to a clinic in Seguin the place proof and DNA have been accumulated and despatched off for checking out. Years later, officers discovered the lady used to be nonetheless in prosecuting the individual, which led to complex DNA checking out. In March 2023, the checking out led to Rodriguez being known because the suspect.
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The Texas Rangers and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida have been in a position to get a pattern of Rodriguez’s DNA, which matched the DNA received in 2004.
Rodriguez used to be arrested and charged with two counts of irritated sexual attack and brought to prison in Tampa. Authorities say Rodriguez is looking forward to extradition to Texas.
“I hope the victim can begin healing knowing that the man who committed this gruesome crime is behind bars,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister mentioned.
Since the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) help started, 9 a success leads had been generated with the SAKI program, which contains the 2004 cold case out of San Marcos.
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