NY - Sex offender wanted in violent assault confirmed suicide victim - 0 views
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anonymous on 13 Dec 12NEWBURGH - Police have confirmed that a man, wanted for a violent burglary in September, killed himself in October. Rosendo Perez-Villalobos, who was deported from the United States five times was most recently wanted by Newburgh City Police in connection with a September 13 violent burglary, in which he strangled and assaulted his victim and committed burglary. One week later, police released a wanted posted for Perez-Villalobos on charges of strangulation, burglary and rape. On October 1, officers found a man hanging from a tree, the victim of an apparent suicide. After receiving DNA confirmation, city police on Tuesday announced the body was that of Perez-Villalobos. In addition to the Newburgh charges, he had been wanted on an outstanding warrant for sexual misconduct and was a sex offender in New York State. Newburgh Police were assisted in the investigation by the State Police Violent Felony Warrant Squad and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.