Warrant: Rape suspect tried to grab officer's gun
A Raleigh man being investigated for statutory rape tried to grab an officer's gun as he was being arrested Sunday, according to arrest warrants.
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Detectives went to take Sergio Naranjo, 41, into custody after he was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl on Friday, the warrants state. Naranjo resisted and grabbed an officer's gun with both hands, police said. The officer was not hurt.
Naranjo was charged with assault of a government official and statutory rape when the defendant was at least six years older than the victim.
He was placed in the Wake County jail under a $510,000 secured bond. His first court appearance was set for Monday.
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