DALTON, Minn. (KFGO) – A man wanted by Minneapolis Park Police is in the Hennepin County Jail following a lengthy police search southeast of Fergus Falls.
31-year-old Eliezer Rodriguez of Hutchinson is charged in Minneapolis with kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct and carjacking. Park Police say Rodriguez is accused of carjacking a woman at knifepoint last Friday afternoon on Cedar Lake Parkway, kidnapping and raping her.
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Lt. Bob Huckeby says Rodriguez was caught while on foot Saturday afternoon in a wooded area near Hansel Lake Rest Stop along I-94. A car connected to the case was found at the rest stop.
Huckeby says the sheriff’s office was assisted by Douglas County deputies, the state patrol and DNR Conservation Officers. An airplane and drone were used to track Rodriguez.
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