Prince George's County Sheriff: Deputies Arrest First Degree Rape Suspect

Press release from Prince George's County Sheriff's Office:

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Upper
Marlboro, MD… The Office of the Sheriff’s
Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Ernest Jarod Murray on January
21, 2022, on a warrant for First Degree Rape obtained
by county police on December 20, 2021.

According to the warrant, on October
28, 2021, The Prince George’s County Child Protective Service received
notification about a Sexual Child Abuse case. Detectives learned that between May
2014 through May 2015, Murray had allegedly forced sexual intercourse on a minor
victim at a residence in Temple Hills, MD.

On
January 21, 2022, deputies determined that Murray could be located at an
address in New Castle, DE. The United States Marshal’s Service First State
Fugitive Task Force (FSFTF) were notified by deputies and responded to the
address. Task Force Officers arrived and knocked on the door. Murray answered,
allowing them to enter the home. Once
inside, Murray was identified, served with the warrant, and safely transported
to New Castle County Jail, without incident. Murray is currently pending
extradition to Prince George’s County, MD.

Murray
is also charged with Sex Abuse of a Minor, Second-Degree Child Abuse,
Second-Degree Assault, Third-Degree Sex Offense, Fourth-Degree Sex Contact, and
Incest.

For more information
contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

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