Overview

• The suspect, identified as 16-year-old Ariahn Smith, faces counts of rape, strangulation, burglary and theft.
• Investigators linked the assault to a vape theft at a nearby Sunoco convenience store, helping police locate a suspect.
• According to a probable cause affidavit, the victim reported being attacked while carrying groceries and later identified the teen in a photo array.
• Smith is booked in juvenile detention as prosecutors seek his transfer to the Johnson County Jail.
• Reporting indicates a $250,000 cash bond was set, and the victim has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.