Media Fact Sheet

Date:  May 28, 2024

Location:  900 block of Ridgewood Drive

Time: Various

Suspect Arrested #1:   Marcus Alexander Walker, 31 years of age.

Preliminary Charges: March 2024:  Rape, Sexual Battery, and Intimidation; December 2023:  Rape, Sexual Battery.   

Details/Summary:

On March 11, 2024 the Fort Wayne Police Department received a rape complaint that occurred in the 900 block of Ridgewood Drive.  Detective Miranda Lasley of the Crimes Against Persons Unit (CAPS), was assigned to the investigation.  During the investigation, Detective Lasley learned that the suspect had been identified as Marcus Walker.  Walker had also been named in a previous allegation in 2023 with another victim.  Detective Lasley contacted the first victim and launched another investigation.  Shortly thereafter, criminal charges were issued for Walker’s arrest from both investigations. 

On March 22, 2024, Walker was arrested for Rape, Sexual Battery, and Intimidation from the initial case investigated on March 11, 2024.  Last Friday, on May 24, 2024, Walker was arrested for Rape and Sexual Battery from the case that had been reported in 2023.  Also involved in the investigations were the staff and personnel from the sexual assault treatment center (SATC).  We extend our sincere thanks for their work and dedication in assisting the victims of sexual violence in the City of Fort Wayne.