Police: Sex Assault Suspect Apprehended in Fairfax

PHOTO: Drew Wendell Easter, photo courtesy of Fairfax County Police

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Fairfax County Major Crimes detectives, along with the U. S. Marshals Service Fugitive Taskforce, have arrested a man suspected in at least two sex assaults at local hotels in Fairfax County, according to police.

Officers arrested Drew Wendell Easter, 31, of no fixed address, Wednesday night in the Fairfax area, police said.

Easter was charged with Rape, Sodomy, Abduction with Intent to Defile, Grand Larceny and Strangulation in connection with two incidents in Fairfax County. Detectives have reason to believe that Easter may have committed other similar offenses. He lured his victims to local hotels, police said, by soliciting the victims online, meeting them at hotels and sexually assaulting them.

Detectives encourage anyone that may have come in contact with Easter or have information about Easter, to call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131 or contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637.