Suspected East Coast Rapist in ER

New Haven, Conn (WTNH) - Yale      It's an arrest almost 14
New Haven Hospital says Aaron      years in the making.
Thomas is in the Emergency         Investigators say they
room. Sources tell New 8           matched Thomas' DNA to 12 sex
Thomas may have tried to kill      assaults spanning from 1997-
himself, however that              2009, from Virginia to Rhode
information has not yet been       Island, including one in New
confirmed by police.               Haven in January 2007.
Thomas was arrested Friday.        This past Monday, billboards
New Haven police say DNA           with Thomas' sketch went up,
evidence linked him to sexual      and U.S. Marshals say a tip
assaults from Virginia to          from Prince William County,
Rhode Island that happened         Virginia, where Thomas is
over the course of 12 years.       belived to have grown up, led
After some 10+ years of            them directly to Thomas.
diligent police work, a multi-     "This was truly a joint
state taskforce say they've        collaboration on all levels.
caught the East Coast Rapist.      We are proud of our
No photo provided Saturday         investigation and hope the
morning. No incident in his        arrest of Aaron Thomas brings
pick-up Friday afternoon. New      some closure to our victims
Haven police have been tight-      and our communities," Johnson
lipped on the details of           said.
their big arrest, but making       Thomas is facing a number of
one thing clear, they've got       charges including first
their man.                         degree sexual assault, and
And 39 year old Aaron Thomas       risk of injury to a minor. He
is now facing questioning by       was being held on $1,000,000
investigators following his        bond. Authorities in Prince
arrest in New Haven.               William County are also
"Yesterday, on March 4th,          charging him with being a
2011 at 2:15pm, Aaron Thomas       fugitive from justice, as
was taken into custody             well as rape, and abduction
without incident by the U.S.       charges.
Marshals, and the Capitol          New Haven police say that
Area Region task force while       Aaron Thomas will be in New
walking on Cooper Place in         Haven Superior Court on
New Haven," New Haven Police       Monday.
Lieutenant Julie Johnson said.     

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