CITY OF NEWBURGH — A sex offender wanted in an attack on his ex-girlfriend apparently killed himself, according to police.
Rosendo Perez-Villalobos, 28, was wanted for strangulation, burglary and first-degree rape as the prime suspect in a Sept. 13 incident. Police said he had slipped into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and choked her unconscious in the shower. Detectives circulated a wanted poster with his information and picture on Sept. 21.
Ten days later, police found a man's lifeless body hanging from a tree in a wooded area off of Anderson Street in the north end of the city. A DNA analysis has now confirmed the dead man was Perez-Villalobos, Detective Joseph Rutigliano said in a statement. Police said he apparently committed suicide. ..Source.. by Doyle Murphy
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Sex offender wanted in violent assault confirmed suicide victim
NEWBURGH – Police have confirmed that a man, wanted for a violent burglary in September, killed himself in October.
Rosendo Perez-Villalobos, who was deported from the United States five times was most recently wanted by Newburgh City Police in connection with a September 13 violent burglary, in which he strangled and assaulted his victim and committed burglary.
One week later, police released a wanted posted for Perez-Villalobos on charges of strangulation, burglary and rape.
On October 1, officers found a man hanging from a tree, the victim of an apparent suicide. After receiving DNA confirmation, city police on Tuesday announced the body was that of Perez-Villalobos.
In addition to the Newburgh charges, he had been wanted on an outstanding warrant for sexual misconduct and was a sex offender in New York State.
Newburgh Police were assisted in the investigation by the State Police Violent Felony Warrant Squad and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ..Source.. by Mid Hudson Radio.com
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