Deputies Arrest Attempt First Degree Rape of a Minor Suspect

Upper Marlboro, MD…  The Office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Jose Augustin Vasquez on February 5, 2021, on a warrant for Attempt First Degree Rape of a Minor obtained by police on January 21, 2021.

According to the warrant on or about May 2013 through December 2014, a minor victim disclosed that Vasquez had allegedly engaged in sexual acts with them on several different occasions at a home located in Riverdale, MD.

On February 5^th, deputies were able to determine that Vasquez could be located at an address in Riverdale, MD. When deputies knocked on the door Vasquez answered allowing them to enter the home. Once inside, deputies served him the warrant, placed him into custody, and safely transported him to the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections in Upper Marlboro, MD, without incident.

Vasquez is also charged with two counts of Sex Abuse of a Minor, Attempt Second Degree Rape, Second Degree Assault, Third-Degree Sex Offense, Perverted Practice and Fourth Degree Sexual Contact.

For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-8637.

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