A “brutal rapist” who allegedly mutilated a woman in central Florida has been arrested after authorities asked for the public’s help finding the heavily tattooed suspect, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office says.
Bruce Whitehead, 54, was captured Thursday morning after a tip from an “observant resident,” the office said in a social media post.
“Thank you to our community members and media partners for making sure her face was everywhere,” the post read.
Whitehead, who has the word “sacrifice” tattooed on his forehead, was wanted for allegedly raping a woman on December 10.
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“Brutal rapist” Bruce Whitehead is in police custody, thanks to a tip from an observant resident.
(Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
A corporal in the sheriff’s office’s sex crimes unit called Whitehead a freak after saying he mutilated a woman, calling it a “particularly horrific” assault. The woman survived and is expected to recover from her, but she told authorities that she thought Whitehead was going to kill her and that she did not consent to having sex.
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Bruce Whitehead, 54, allegedly raped and mutilated a woman on Pine Hills Rd near North Ln. in Orlando, Florida on December 10, 2022.
(Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
The sheriff’s office told FOX 35 that the arrest was made at Landstar Boulevard and Weatherbee Road in the Orlando metropolitan area. Agents had him in custody 15 minutes after a tip on his whereabouts came in shortly after 7 a.m.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says Bruce Whitehead, 54, raped and mutilated a woman on Pine Hills Road near North Lane on December 10.
(Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
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Whitehead’s car had been found before his capture, agents said.
Whitehead previously spent 20 years in prison for rape and attempted murder in the 1980s, authorities said.
