Tampa Bay Man Charged with 4 Rapes

1:08 PM, Feb 22, 2012   |    comments
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HUDSON, Fla. -- A suspected serial rapist faces additional charges after a fourth victim has accused him of taking her to the woods and raping her at gunpoint.

A suspected serial rapist faces additional charges after a fourth victim has accused him of taking her to the woods and raping her at gunpoint.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says 38-year-old Tommy Garcia has been in jail since Thursday. Authorities say the rapes happened earlier this month and in December.

The Tampa Bay Times reports one victim got a partial license plate number which helped detectives track Garcia. Victims then picked him out of a lineup.

Garcia is charged with four counts of sexual battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of kidnapping. He is in the Pasco County Jail, where bond has been set at $1.6 million.

Jail records did not list an attorney for Garcia.

A suspected serial rapist faces additional charges after a fourth victim has accused him of taking her to the woods and raping her at gunpoint.

 

A suspected serial rapist faces additional charges after a fourth victim has accused him of taking her to the woods and raping her at gunpoint.