DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on alleged rape in Kansas City, Kansas.
Just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, a proactive officer approached 4 people loitering in front of a closed business in Lawrence, according to a social media report from police.
One of them provided a false name, but officers soon discovered who he was — and learned he was wanted on two counts of rape in Kansas and had other warrants.
The suspect identified according to online booking records as 36-year-old Matthew A. Williams was arrested and transported to jail. Officers discovered the suspect is a new to town and came Lawrence to hide.
Williams is being held on requested charges of rape in Wyandotte County and Failure to Appear in Douglas and Leavenworth County