D.C. man arrested after rape at Rockville gas station and armed bank robbery in Silver Spring

GAITHERSBURG, MD – A Washington, D.C. man is being held without bond after Montgomery County detectives linked him to both a violent sexual assault at a Rockville gas station and an armed bank robbery in Silver Spring committed on consecutive days.

On August 14, just after 7 p.m., officers responded to a Rockville gas station where investigators say the suspect attacked and raped the lone employee before fleeing in a Mazda SUV. Surveillance footage captured his image, including distinctive clothing he was wearing.

The following morning, August 15, police were called to the Capital One Bank in the 11200 block of Georgia Avenue around 9:23 a.m. for an armed robbery in progress. Officers arrived q

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