Accused Fall River kidnapper, rapist ordered held without bail on several charges
The man accused of abducting a woman from her porch and raping her will remain behind bars after a judge ruled he is a danger to the community.
District Court Judge Toby Mooney agreed to hold Angel Luis Cruz, 37, of 186 Tremont St., Apt. 1, for 90 days without bail for his alleged actions on July 25. He is accused of kidnapping a 58-year-old woman from outside her Flint home and sexually assaulting her inside his apartment. Cruz is being charged with kidnapping, aggravated rape, assault with a dangerous weapon and intimidating a witness. Defense attorney James Powderly had sought that bail be set at $10,000.
He said that witnesses described the suspect as a white man who is taller than Cruz. He said that the victim also failed to pick Cruz’s photo from a photo array.
Cruz is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 9 for a pretrial conference.
Mooney also [...]
Original post by Will Richmond
