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17-year-old rape suspect turns self in
also reported by Steve Bennish
DAYTON - The 17-year-old suspected of raping a woman in front of her sister has turned himself into police this afternoon, March 9, police said.
Carlos Deonte Harris, accompanied by his mother, walked into the Juvenile Justice Center about 1:30 p.m. and surrendered to authorities, Sgt. Tom Flanders said.
Harris is accused of raping a woman at gunpoint and faces three felony counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of robbery, Flanders said.
He has been at large more than five days since the alleged rape occurred. Flanders said detectives are interviewing Harris at police headquarters as of 3 p.m.
After the attack, police say Harris drove off in the woman’s SUV, which was later found abandoned. Flanders said both women were in their 20s.
Flanders said that Robert D. Murphy, 27, of Springfield, is no longer a suspect in the incident. Murphy had a relationship with one of the women in the crime. Murphy was taken into custody Thursday evening, but was later released.
The women were attacked on East Bruce Avenue after driving to that street early March 4 to meet up with Murphy.
When they arrived, a man carrying an automatic weapon, possibly an Uzi, jumped into their vehicle. He attempted to rob the two.
He then attacked and repeatedly raped the elder sister at gunpoint. He attempted to do the same to the younger sister but was talked out of it by the elder sister, Flanders said.
The attacker, later identified by police as Harris, then ordered both out of their vehicle and drove off.
Police had the vehicle in sight at one point, but the driver managed to elude them by driving dangerously through residential yards, Flanders said.
The vehicle, described as a tan/gold 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada SUV, was later found abandoned at West Fifth Street and Broadway.
All felony counts against Harris carry firearm specifications, as he was believed armed with a TEC-9 semi-auto or automatic weapon, Flanders said. Montgomery County Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to charge Harris as an adult, he added.
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