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A Massachusetts child rape suspect wanted in
connection with a cross country spree of sexual assaults,kidnappings
and armed robberies has been arrested.
Gregory Lewis was arrested shortly before midnight in Fort Edward,
New York, near the border with Vermont, the Massachusetts State
Police said early Wednesday morning according to CNN.
Lewis, 26, allegedly committed at least six sexual assaults in many
states since fleeing Massachusetts in September , according to the
Massachusetts State Police.
Several victims in the assaults were women he arranged to meet at local hotels through online escort services, police said. The victims were handcuffed, threatened with a gun, robbed and sexually
assaulted. Police said New York state troopers tried to pull over the vehicle
Lewis was driving for a missing license plate.
He fled, crashing his car into a river, police said. He was taken into custody on Tuesday night.
On Saturday, he was spotted in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he
allegedly committed a robbery at a hotel and was captured on
surveillance video.
The initial arrest
Lewis was arrested August 5 and charged with raping a 14-year-old
girl in Southbridge, Massachusetts, police said. He was accused of
four felony child rape charges, along with counts related to home
invasion, kidnapping and firearms possession.
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