Four Decades Later, Police In Maryland Identify, Arrest Alleged Serial Rapist
A man accused of raping women in Prince George's County over forty years ago has been arrested, authorities say.
Marion Edward Pearson Jr., 65, was linked to the crime through the FBI's National DNA Index System on Monday, Oct. 31 after Cold Case detectives submitted evidence from the open rape case to the system in March of 2022, according to Montgomery County Police.
Pearson Jr. lived in Prince George's County, and frequented the University of Maryland/College Park area during the time of the crime. He had been arrested several times for assault, indecent exposure, and had recently been r…
Man, 22, Stalked Woman Online, Imprisoned, Assaulted Her At Northampton County Home, Police Say
A 22-year-old man was jailed after police say he stalked a woman on social media and assaulted and imprisoned her at her Northampton County home.
Zachary Tyler Petrucelli is accused of randomly contacting the woman several times on social media, Lower Saucon Police said.
After the woman asked him to stop and blocked him, Petrucelli allegedly went to her Hellertown home, cornered her in a room and held her down by her wrists on August 13, according to police.
“When the victim broke away she went into another room and the defendant would not let her out until she yelled for help,” police sai…
