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June 17, 2008

Update: Suspect in rape, kidnap set for 2nd arraignment

A man accused of kidnapping and rape is scheduled for his second court appearance in two days.

Marco Riz, 26, will face felony counts of kidnapping, carjacking, assault with a dangerous weapon and first degree robbery in Kent County District Court this afternoon.

Riz had initially been scheduled for arraignment this morning, but is now scheduled for a 2 p.m. arraignment, according to a deputy sheriff at the court.

Yesterday he appeared in Providence District Court to face two sexual assault charges.

The police say Riz carjacked a woman at knifepoint while she was sitting in an idling vehicle at a grocery store in Warwick. He allegedly stole her money and credit cards, then drove the vehicle to Roger Williams Park in Providence, where he raped her.

Riz, a Guatemalan native whom the Attorney General's office says may be living in the United States illegally, is currently being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 7:28 AM | Permalink

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