Teen Arrested in Rape Investigation

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the rape of a Herndon woman March 28, along with two armed robberies at a barbershop in the same area near Manassas Park, Prince William Count Police said Wednesday afternoon.

The name of the Manassas teen is being withheld because of his age, but he is charged with rape, abduction with intent to defile, robbery, using a firearm in commission of a felony and grand larceny.

A search warrant was executed at his home where he was taken into custody by Northern Virginia Gang Task Force members and county police, according to PWCPD spokesman Jonathan Perok.

A 31-year-old Herndon woman told investigators she was walking along Maplewood Avenue on Thursday night when a man pointed a gun at her, dragged her into a secluded area behind a Vermont Place townhome and raped her.

He also made off with the victim's cell phone and cash, investigators said.

Detectives with the Prince William County Police Special Victim's Unit and the Robbery Unit identified the suspect and linked him to the rape as well as two robberies at the Maplewood Barbershop. according to Perok. One of the robberies was the same day that the rape was reported.

Read more about those robberies on Manassas Park Patch.

The suspect is being held at a juvenile facility. No court date is available.

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