A Nigerian man who claimed to be a preacher
has been arrested after being accused of beating,
robbing and raping escorts in hotels across
Washington DC. Gabriel Omogbo of Hyattsville,
Maryland, is charged with attempted first degree
murder, armed robbery, first degree assault and
reckless endangerment.
Police believe that the 33-year-old used the
website Backpage.com to find female escorts &
arranged to meet up with them.
According to WJLA, the first two attacks
happened at the Best Western Plus Hotel in
Rockville and on both occasions he is accused of
raping and stealing from two women he had met
online.
A third attack took place at the Radison Hotel in
Rockville, where he is accused of threatening a
woman with a knife.
He ordered the woman to take off her clothes
before reportedly telling her 'You are going to die
today.'
He then beat her, cutting her arms, legs and
hands and stole her iPad, cell phone and $300.
The woman survived and told police that before
he fled the hotel room offered her a glass of
water.
He was arrested after police traced CCTV footage
from the hotels as well as collecting DNA
evidence from each of the rooms.
CCTV footage showed a man matching Omogbo's
description wearing blue jeans and brown loafers
entering and leaving the hotels at the time of the
attacks.
Omogbo is now being held at Montgomery County
Correction Facility on a no bond status. He will
next appear in Court on January 8 and could face
life in prison.
According to his Facebook page, he preaches at
the Celestial Church of Christ in Riverdale and is
a former student at Bowie State University.
He also works as a security guard and currently
lives at home with his parents.
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