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Central Park Rape Suspect Arrested at Miami Burger King

Forensic links to three Central Park assaults led to an out-of-state arrest, setting up extradition to New York.

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The NYPD released images of a man wanted for dragging a woman to a wooded area in Central Park where he sexually assaulted her.
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Overview

  • NYPD detectives working with the U.S. Marshals and Miami Beach police arrested Dereck Rivera-Deleon while he was working at a Burger King in Miami on Tuesday.
  • Authorities say DNA evidence and positive victim identifications connect Rivera-Deleon to a knifepoint sexual assault in Central Park on Oct. 24 and to alleged rapes in 2023 and 2021.
  • Police describe the Oct. 24 attack as a knife‑threatened assault that dragged a 39‑year‑old woman into a wooded area and left her hospitalized in stable condition.
  • The capture was carried out by a regional fugitive task force that coordinated NYPD detectives, the U.S. Marshals Service, and local Miami Beach officers.
  • Rivera-Deleon is being held in Miami‑Dade pending an extradition hearing and expected transfer to New York for formal charging and arraignment, a step that could clarify evidence and timelines.