Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: April 10, 2006

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rape suspect arrested

Shreveport Police have arrested a 26-year-old Shreveport man for two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.

Jason Galberth turned himself after detectives secured an arrest warrant for two separate cases that occurred four months apart.

In December of 2005, Galberth kidnapped a 15-year-old black female from the 2700 block of Grassmere. He took her to another location and sexually assaulted her. He then drove her to a third location and released her.

In March of this year, he kidnapped an 18-year-old black female from Hillcrest and W. Canal streets. She was taken to another location and sexually assaulted. He then drove her to a location near where he picked her up and released her.

Information provided by witnesses of the kidnappings helped lead police to make the arrest.

Bond for Galberth was set at $600,000.

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