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Posted: 7:08 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Tampa Bay man charged with 4 rapes

HUDSON-- —

A suspected serial rapist faces additional charges after a fourth victim has accused him of taking her to the woods and raping her at gunpoint.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says 38-year-old Tommy Garcia has been in jail since Thursday. Authorities say the rapes happened earlier this month and in December.

The Tampa Bay Times reports one victim got a partial license plate number which helped detectives track Garcia. Victims then picked him out of a lineup.

Garcia is charged with four counts of sexual battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of kidnapping. He is in the Pasco County Jail, where bond has been set at $1.6 million.

Jail records did not list an attorney for Garcia.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

 
 
 

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