Marshals nab rape suspect
U.S. marshals apprehended an accused rapist in Carbondale on Wednesday on charges he sexually assaulted a minor in June.
Remington Hedden, 18, faces charges of rape, assault and other sexual offenses out of Worcester County, Md., for raping a minor, who was on vacation at the time of the attack, according to a news release from the U.S. marshals Thursday.
After an investigation by the Ocean City Police Department, a warrant was issued for Mr. Hedden in January. U.S. marshals from the Middle District of Pennsylvania determined he lived in the Carbondale area and arrested him Wednesday without incident on Jeffrey Street in Carbondale.
Mr. Hedden was taken to Lackawanna County Central Processing Center and is awaiting court proceedings regarding his extradition to Maryland.
The Lackawanna County sheriff's office, Lackawanna County district attorney's office, state police and Carbondale Police Department assisted in the investigation.
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