ARREST MADE IN RAPE OF A CHILD UNDER 12 YEARS OLD

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Task Force, in collaboration with the FBI Baltimore Division’s Wilmington Resident Agency, FBI Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Police Department, arrested Nehemiah Garcia in North Philadelphia. Garcia, 21, of Cape Coral, Florida, was wanted for the rape of a child under the age of 12.

The investigation began in June 2024, when officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to a report of a sexual assault involving a child under the age of 12 on the unit block of Chestnut Street. In late June 2024, Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Unit identified Garcia as the suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of first-degree rape. The U.S. Marshals Task Force and the FBI Baltimore Division’s Wilmington Resident Agency extensively searched the East Coast. After months of evasion, Nehemiah Garcia was finally located and arrested this morning.

Following his apprehension, Garcia was transported to the Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Division, awaiting extradition…

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