Eustis Police Arrest Suspect in Local Rape Case at Dollar Store
EUSTIS, Fla. – A 53-year-old man has been arrested in Eustis after investigators identified him as a suspect in a reported sexual battery, according to a Eustis Police Department report.
An officer reportedly saw Alexander B. Johnson riding a bicycle west along East Orange Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
Police had issued a bulletin naming Johnson as wanted in connection with the investigation. Officers located him at a Family Dollar store on East Orange Avenue, detained him and brought him to the police department for questioning.
Victim reported assault to police
The investigation began Tuesday, when officers spoke with a woman who said her homeless daughter had been raped the night before.
The victim told police she had been sleeping near Eustis Lake Walk when a man approached her and asked her to go with him to another location where they could sleep, according to the report.
She said the man took her to a church in Eustis, where the alleged assault occurred. Investigators later showed her a church that she believed matched the location described in her account.
Police said the woman stayed at the location with the man overnight before going to the Open Door on East Citrus Avenue the following morning. An officer then transported her to the police department, where detectives interviewed her about the incident.
A detective later identified Johnson as the suspect, and officers arrested him Wednesday. He faces six counts of sexual battery and remains held on a $90,000 bond.
