A 26-year-old repeat offender was stopped for jumping a turnstile on Friday night when cops discovered the repeat offender was wanted in connection to a Bronx rape, according to the NYPD.

Zion Exum, 26, was stopped by police at the Jackson Avenue Subway station in the South Bronx at 10:19 p.m. on Friday night when officers observed him hopping a turnstile, cops said.

Exum wore a leather jacket, handcuffs, and leg shackles as he was walked to Bronx Criminal Court on Saturday. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post

Investigators then found that the Brooklyn resident was wanted for a brutal rape earlier this month.

Exum allegedly approached a 25-year-old woman at 4:05 a.m. on Sept. 13 on East 212th Street in the Williamsbridge area — briefly engaging her in conversation before he dragged her

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