Man charged with rape at motel in Aberdeen

BALTIMORE -- A man has been charged with a rape at a motel in Aberdeen on Sept. 12.

Police arrested 42-year-old Earl Samuel Jones III, from Whiteford. He is facing charges of first- and second-degree rape and first- and second-degree assault.

Jones is in custody at the Harford County Detention Center without bail.

Officers responded around 11 p.m. on Sept. 12 to a motel in the 900 block of Hospitality Road for reports of a rape.

The alleged victim gave police details of the incident.

Officers then secured the crime scene and took the victim to the hospital.