Agents with Washington Fugitive Investigations (WFI) located and arrested a Pierce County child rape suspect in Tucson, Arizona on Friday.
. Barber allegedly threatened to kill the victim if she told anyone what happened.
Barber was charged with two counts of second-degree child rape, first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping and felony harassment. He was later released on $250,000 bail, but failed to appear for his court hearing. On Friday, WFI agents announced they had located Barber living in an RV in Tucson, Arizona. Authorities say the RV was provided to him by his wife. A judge set a higher bail this time, at $2.5 million. According to court documents, in 2021, Barber was at the victim's home earlier in the day looking for yard work. Court documents say Barber lived near the victim. Later that day, he committed the alleged assault.At the time, when deputies went to his home to arrest him, he refused to come out.
After failing to appear in court, authorities offered a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to his arrest.By clicking Sign Up, I confirm
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