Overview
- Montgomery County authorities charged 27-year-old Mauricio Martinez-Garcia with two counts of first-degree rape, kidnapping, and multiple assaults.
- Investigators report they identified him on Dec. 5 after a secondary DNA analysis linked an Army-associated sample to the case.
- He was arrested without incident on Dec. 9 at his home in Madera, California, and is being held pending extradition to Maryland.
- Police say the Dec. 18, 2024 incident began after a single-vehicle crash, when the victim was forced into a car, raped at an apartment, and raped again at her home.
- Officials say he is connected to another sexual assault investigation in Los Banos, California, and they are seeking additional victims or witnesses.