ORMOC CITY– The No. 8 most wanted person in Eastern Visayas was apprehended in Quezon City on Friday, April 4, through a joint operation of the municipal police station in Villaba, Leyte and the Special Maritime Response Team of the National Capital Region.
Major Ian Salvador Po, town police chief, identified the suspect as alias “Jason,” 29, single, and a resident of Barangay Camporog of said town.
The arrest was made at around 12:30 pm along Golden Shower Street, Payatas B, Quezon City, by virtue of a warrant of arrest for rape issued by Judge Dexter Lazarte Aguilar, acting presiding judge of RTC Branch 17 in Palompon, Leyte, dated March 31, 2022.
The charge carries no bail recommendation.
Police said the accused fled to Luzon after learning that a rape complaint had been filed against him in 2022. His whereabouts were discovered when a relative of the victim spotted him in Payatas and immediately informed family members in Leyte, who then alerted local authorities.
The suspect was apprised of the charges against him and his constitutional rights under the Miranda Doctrine in a language he fully understood.
He was brought to the Payatas Police Station for booking and proper documentation before being transported back to Leyte to face trial.
(ROBERT DEJON)
