A registered sexual predator has been arrested after raping a woman 2 months following his release from prison for sexual assault.
Kendrick Marclain was apprehended and charged with sexual assault. This comes following an incident that happened in Pomona Park, Florida, on February 3, police say.
On December 31, 2023, Marclain had been freed from prison after he sexually assaulted a child that was younger than 12 years old. Since the beginning of January, he has been registered as a sexual predator with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
A woman told authorities that on the night of Feb. 3, she had been drinking with a relative. She had gotten into a drunken dispute prior to walking from the home in Pomoma Park. As she was walking, an unfamiliar man, later learned to be Marclain, trailed behind her.
At 10:12 p.m., the woman attempted to contact her mother but lost the connection, police say.
Marclain still trailed behind her and finally made contact with her, close to a Dollar General to request a cigarette. They then shared the cigarette together, authorities stated. When the woman went to walk away, she expressed that Marclain grabbed her by the neck and struck her head on a wall.
“The victim told the detectives she was raped and then the man tried to get her to go to his residence,” authorities said.
The woman’s father had been searching for his daughter and drove into the vicinity. She was able to break away and get inside of his vehicle.
A recording from the location was obtained by authorities. It revealed a man trailing behind a person who has the same description as the victim.
Marclain was later named as the previously unfamiliar assailant through forensic evidence. He was apprehended and taken to the Putnam County Jail where he is being held without bond.
