Nashville, Tennessee – Accused South Nashville Rapist Mauricio Morales Arrested in Texas
By admin • Jul 4th, 2009 • Category: NewsDISCLAIMER - Any Charges Reported in these Press Releases are Merely Accusations and the Defendants are Presumed Innocent Unless and Until Proven Guilty.
Accused South Nashville rapist Mauricio Morales is in custody in Texas City, Texas.
An extensive investigation by Metro Sex Crimes detectives and U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Forces in Nashville, Jackson, Tennessee, and Texas led to Morales’ arrest Friday by deputy marshals at his sister’s home. Morales was hiding in the attic. His car was hidden in her garage.
The Davidson County Grand Jury has indicted Morales, 32, an El Salvadoran national, on charges of aggravated rape, aggravated burglary and child abuse in connection with a case from June 15, 2008 on Antioch Pike. In that matter, Morales is alleged to have broken into a 32-year-old woman’s home while she slept, sexually assaulted her, and assaulted her four-year-old son by throwing him against a wall when he tried to intervene.
Morales has also been identified as the suspect in a January 30, 2009 rape on Madeline Drive during which he is alleged to have entered the home of a 49-year-old woman while she slept and raped her. Morales told the victim that he had been watching her for weeks.
Neither victim knew Morales.
Morales was convicted of aggravated burglary and aggravated assault in Houston, Texas, in 1998. He was behind bars for six years before being deported from the United States in 2004.
Morales is expected to be extradited to Nashville in the next several days.
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