Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, arrested a person Tuesday for sexually assaulting a girl at machete-point on a park path in Silver Spring.

Authorities charged 20-year-old Jose Roberto Hernandez-Penal of Hyattsville with first-degree rape, kidnapping and armed theft.

Police mentioned that two feminine victims have been consuming their lunch by the Northwest Branch Trail when the machete-wielding suspect approached them and stole their property.

He then took one of many girls apart and sexually assaulted her earlier than fleeing the scene, in accordance with authorities.

Mr. Hernandez-Penal was accused of assaulting one other man a short while later earlier than a number of regulation enforcement companies have been in a position to monitor him down.

Maryland courtroom data present that there was an lively arrest warrant for Mr. Hernandez-Penal after he skipped a February courtroom listening to.

He was going through expenses associated to property injury and motorcar theft following his arrest in Hyattsville final December. He posted a $6,000 bond to safe his launch from custody on the time.

Police are asking some other potential sexual assault victims of Mr. Hernandez-Penal to return ahead by contacting 240-773-5050.

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