Crime & Safety

Rape Suspect Arrested, Charged: Aberdeen Police Department

A 42-year-old Whiteford man has been arrested and charged in a rape that police say happened at a motel last month.

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A Whiteford man has been arrested and charged in the rape of a person police say happened Sept. 12 at a motel in the 900 block of Hospitality Way.

The Aberdeen Police Department has said it arrested 42-year-old Earl Samuel Jones III. He has been charged with first- and second-degree rape, first- and second-degree assault charges and other charges.

The victim was taken to an area hospital, reports Fox45.

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