Arrest made in connection to sexual assault of elderly woman in Martin County

Martin County Sheriff's Office detectives made an arrest Tuesday in connection to a home invasion and rape of an 82-year-old woman.

DEVELOPING NOW: AN ARREST ISMADE IN MARTIN COUNTY, AFTER AVIOLENT HOME INVASION.DETECTIVES SAY AN 82- YEAR-OLDWOMAN WAS ATTACKED AND RAPEDINSIDE HER HOME.

WPTV ANCHORJAY CASHMERE HAS NEWDEVELOPEMENTS FROM THESHERIFF.

JAY?MICHAEL, MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFFWILLIAM SNYDER SAYS A20-YEAR-OLD MAN..

HAS NOW BEENCAUGHT IN THE BRUTAL ATTACK...AND THEY WANT TO KNOW IF HE'ATTACKED BEFORE.AGAIN..

THE 82-YEAR- OLD WASASAULTED IN HER HOME IN THEHIDDEN HARBOR ESTATESCOMMUNITY... DURING THEOVERNIGHT HOURS JUST ONE WEEKAGO..

THE MARTIN COUNTYSHERIFF SAYS MARVINALION-MENDOZA IS TO BLAME...AND WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE..WHEN HE ENTERED THAT HOME.SHERIFF WILLIAM SNYDER SAYSMENDOZA WAS LINKED TO EVIDENCEAT THAT CRIME SCENE..

ANDTRACKED DOWN TO A WAWA GASSTATION EARLIER TODAY INSTUART... DEPUTIES WANT ANYOTHER POTENTIAL VICTIMS TOCOME FORWARD.<":WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO BESUSPICIOUS THAT THIS WAS NOTHIS FIRST TIME.

THE FACT THATHE WAS ARMED, THE FACT THAT HEGOT INTO THE HOUSE WITHOUT ANYSIGN OF FORCED ENTRY, THE FACTTHAT HE HAD BINDING MATERIALTHAT HE BROUGHT WITH HIM ALLSPEAK TO THE ISSUE THAT THEREMAY BE OTHER VICTIMS, NOWTHATVERY WELL COULD BE OTHERVICTIMS OUT THERE.