Jul 16, 2008 3:44 pm US/Eastern
Police Make Arrest In Reisterstown Rape
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ―
Baltimore County police have arrested a man in connection with a July 5 rape which happened in Reisterstown.
Dante Ramsey has been charged with first-degree rape and a first-degree sex offense.
The victim, an 18-year-old woman, says she was attacked while walking in the area of Glyndon Drive and Shirley Manor Road. She was then taken to the 400-block of Homevale Court where she was forced to perform a sex act and then raped at gun point.
The woman told police that the suspect also attempted to rob her following the assault. When she complained she only had a few dollars her purse was returned.
The suspect who has a long criminal history was caught thanks to an anonymous tip through Metro Crime Stoppers.
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