U.S. Marshals Arrest Cleveland Child Rape Suspect in Massachusetts
Arraigned in Massachusetts, he awaits extradition to Ohio to answer child rape charges.
Overview
- U.S. Marshals picked up 37-year-old Webster Portalatin-Castro in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after coordinating with the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
- Cleveland Municipal Court issued an arrest warrant on June 3 after authorities alleged he raped a child in a February incident.
- Fugitive task force investigators traced Portalatin-Castro to the Boston area and enlisted Massachusetts authorities to secure his capture.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that he entered the United States illegally in 2023, adding an immigration enforcement element to the case.
- Following his arraignment on fugitive from justice charges in Massachusetts, he is being held pending extradition to Ohio.