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Central Park Rape Suspect Arrested in Miami and Linked to Two Earlier Attacks

The arrest ends a weeks-long manhunt led by NYPD detectives working with U.S. Marshals while prosecutors have not yet released formal charges or an extradition date.

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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 took Dereck Rivera-Deleon into custody on Tuesday while he was working at a Burger King in Miami, the department said, bringing to a close a public search that began after the late October attack.
  • Police accuse Rivera-Deleon of raping a 39-year-old woman at knifepoint in Central Park on Oct. 24 and say the victim was hospitalized in stable condition after the assault.
  • Officials announced he will also be charged in two prior Central Park rapes from 2023 and 2021 but have not publicly explained the evidence linking him to those cases or specified the exact charges he now faces.
  • The capture followed release of surveillance images and an expanded police presence in the park, and it was carried out by NYPD detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force with U.S. Marshals support.
  • The arrest comes as the Central Park precinct has seen a rise in reported rapes this year, and the next developments to watch are formal charges, the timing of his return to New York, and prosecutors’ disclosure of the case evidence.