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Pennsylvania rape suspect Isaiah Metz arrested in Yonkers after escaping custody, police say

Fugitive taken into custody in NYC 00:24

NEW YORK -- The NYPD says a rape suspect who escaped from custody Tuesday is now under arrest.

Police caught up with 22-year-old Isaiah Metz overnight in Yonkers.

He's accused of raping two young girls in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania earlier this month. 

A fugitive task force went to a homeless shelter on West 30th Street to arrest him Tuesday morning, but police say he punched two officers and bit another before taking off. 

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