Man indicted after knifepoint rape, robbery in Harrison Twp.

A man has been indicted after he reportedly raped and robbed a woman at knifepoint last month in Harrison Twp.

Kartrell William McMurty, 23, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on four counts of rape, three counts of kidnapping and one count of aggravated robbery following his indictment Monday by a county grand jury.

ExploreMan arrested on charges of rape, robbery and kidnapping in Harrison Twp.

A woman went to an apartment Nov. 13 on Northcutt Place in Harrison Twp. where McMurtry invited her inside. McMurtry raped the woman at knifepoint and took her jacket and cellphone before she fled the apartment and called 911, Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. stated in a release.

DNA evidence tied McMurty to the crime, the release stated.

He is in the Montgomery County Jail, where he has been held since his Dec. 17 arrest by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

McMurtry also is linked to similar incidents in Illinois in an apparent pattern of rape, kidnapping and robberies, according to the release.

Authorities believe this defendant may have sexually assaulted additional victims. who are urged to contact local police or call detective Pat O’Connell at 937-890-3430.

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