Suspect Wanted In Connection With Attack, Rape

WHIOTV.com in Dayton is reporting that Dayton police are searching for a man suspected in the brutal attack and rape of his ex-girlfriend just hours after he was released from jail on an unrelated charge, and despite there having been still another warrant out for his arrest.

From the story:

Investigators said that early Monday morning, [Michael] Cohen led officers on a chase in Huber Heights. Officers eventually caught him and took him into custody.

He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and then released at 4:26 a.m. Authorities said that at 5 a.m., Cohen entered his ex-girlfriend's home while she was sleeping, beat her and then raped her.

Police said Cohen was booked on a misdemeanor charge following the chase. Authorities said that a warrant had been issued for Cohen's arrest for a previous domestic violence charge, but were unable to find or verify the warrant before his release.

Authorities were forced to release Cohen because of the misdemeanor chase charge. They said it was only after he was released that they eventually discovered his warrant.

Commentary from Senate District 10 Coordinator Larry S. Moore:
Another predator turned out on the streets and he strikes again! It only took him about 34 minutes of freedom to attack and ruin a woman's life! She has now become one of the "one in four women" who will suffer a violent attack in their lifetime.

The police and the courts are not keeping these predators in jail, out of society, or protecting anyone in cases like these. Anyone that does not take seriously their own means of self-defense is relying on a system that, while the best in the world, is seriously flawed and fails to protect citizens. Only you can protect you.