Sexual Assault Suspect Apprehended

Resume: Several weeks ago, the Delaware State Police was tasked with investigating two sexual assault cases in the Stanton Area.

Early this morning, detectives arrested 40-year-old Alfred Hubbard of the unit block of Blue Ridge Drive in Bear, Delaware. Mr. Hubbard was taken into custody by a surveillance team as he exited his home without incident.

The first incident of this investigation occurred on June 2nd when a female was sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot along the 1000 block Twin C Lane in Newark. The suspect approached the victim and brandished a handgun. A carjacking ensued and the victim was forced to drive to various locations where subsequent sexual assaults occurred. The victim was later advised to return to the area of the initial abduction where the suspect got out of the car and fled the scene.

On June 5th the second attack occurred where it appeared that the same suspect from the June 2nd incident abducted a female in the parking lot of 300 Continental Drive. A carjacking and sexual assault followed and the victim was eventually returned to the very spot where she was abducted.

Detectives diligently conducted their investigation in the days and weeks that followed. Composite sketches were distributed and hundreds of tips were forwarded to investigators through Crime Stoppers. At this time, it does not appear that Hubbard’s name was provided as a tip.

A break in the case came yesterday afternoon when DNA evidence collected during this investigation was processed using the CODIS system. CODIS is an acronym for the Combined DNA Indexing System. Detectives learned that the DNA evidence collected in this case proved to be a match to DNA previously indexed in Maryland and Virginia. From this, the suspect was identified as Alfred Hubbard.

Detectives worked hard to locate Hubbard, who previously lived in Dover, Smyrna and Clayton, Delaware. An arrest warrant was subsequently obtained last night and detectives set up surveillance at Hubbard’s house.

After the apprehension Alfred Hubbard was transported back to Troop 2 where he will be processed on the following charges:
Five counts of Rape
Seven counts of Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a felony
Two counts of Kidnapping
Attempted Robbery
Robbery
Unlawful Sexual Contact and
Terroristic Threatening

The success in this investigation is shared amongst agencies both public and private. Detectives, patrol officers and citizens alike. A special note of thanks goes out to several people including the Christiana Care Health System SANE Nurses, DNA technicians from the State of Delaware Office of the Chief Medical Examiners, the CODIS administrator from Virginia, as well as the multiple Troopers who investigated this case.

A news release will be forthcoming which will outline Hubbard’s bail.