ATTN BO/UPDATE/ A Rapist and a Robber

Turns our our *local* kidnapper is both a rapist and a robber. And these
last two were only some of his victims. He's being held on 4.8 million
bond.
Police Arrest Wilmington Man for Raleigh Kidnappings


Posted: Today at 12:38 p.m.
Updated: Today at 10:52 p.m.

Raleigh ? The Raleigh Police Department has charged Omar Cortez Sharpe, 26,
of Wilmington in connection with two abductions and multiple robberies that
occurred Monday afternoon and Wednesday night.

Sharpe has also been charged in connection with two rapes and robberies that
occurred previously in Raleigh, and he faces additional charges in
Wilmington, police said.

He is being held on $4.8 million bond.

Police provided a breakdown of the cases and charges.

Sharpe is charged with two counts of second degree kidnapping and two counts
of robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the abduction of a
woman and her daughter who had stopped for pizza at Tower Shopping Center.

Sharpe entered their SUV while the two victims were inside a restaurant and
hid until after they returned, police said. The abduction occurred shortly
after 9 p.m. on June 27.

The two counts of robbery stem from the fact that the suspect demanded that
the adult victim make two withdrawals from an ATM before releasing the
victims. Sharpe was armed with a handgun during the crimes.

Sharpe is charged with one count of second degree kidnapping and two counts
of robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the abduction of a
female victim from a Wal-Mart parking lot on June 25.

Sharpe entered the victim?s vehicle and forced her to drive to various
locations, eventually demanding that she make two withdrawals from an ATM
before releasing her, police said.

The two counts of robbery stem from the fact that the suspect demanded that
the victim make two ATM withdrawals. Sharpe was armed with a handgun during
the crimes.

Sharpe is charged with one count of first degree kidnapping, one count of
first degree rape and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon in
connection with the abduction of a woman who was leaving an apartment on
Hylton Drive.

The abduction occurred at approximately 4 a.m. on June 24.

The suspect pushed the victim into the vehicle, took her car keys and drove
her away from the apartment complex?s parking lot. After driving around in
the area for a short period of time, the suspect took the victim to the
Green Road Park, where he raped her.

After the rape, the suspect ordered the victim back into the car. He again
began to drive but the victim managed to escape and to summon help from
Raleigh Police Department officers she located in the area. After the victim
escaped, the suspect fled in her car.

Sharpe was armed with a handgun during the crimes.

He is charged with one count of first degree rape and one count of robbery
with a dangerous weapon in connection with crimes that began with an
abduction in Wilmington on June 16.

Sharpe transported his victim to Raleigh, where he subsequently raped her in
a wooded area near Bonneville Court, according to police. The suspect
subsequently released the victim shortly after 10 a.m. at a nearby location
and took her car. He was armed with a handgun during the crimes.

Sharpe was taken into custody without further incident at Tower Shopping
Center shortly after noon Thursday by members of the Raleigh Police
Department.

He had previous convictions dating back to 1998 for assaulting females,
assault with a deadly weapon, shoplifting, trespassing and larceny,
according to court records.



http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1541452/


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