U.S. army private escapes military custody facing statutory rape charges
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Editor on Feb 15, 2011 9:13am PST
Authorities issued an alert Monday for U.S. Army private and Palmdale native Daniel Brazelton who escaped from military custody in Georgia after he allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl from Los Angles County. Brazelton, 20, was being transferred from military to civilian custody last week when he took off from a van stuck in traffic.
Capt. Mike Parker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said detectives with the Special Victims Bureau are concerned Brazelton might try to make his way back to Palmdale.
Investigators believe he is possibly armed with a handgun and is most likely receiving help in evading law enforcement as he attempts to return to L.A. County.
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