Man, 30, is in custody in Florida and awaiting extradition to New York for alleged rapes at park in 2021, 2023 and this year
Authorities have arrested a man in Miami who is wanted in connection with three alleged rapes in New York’s Central Park, including one reported last month.
On Tuesday, authorities including the US Marshals took 30-year-old Dereck Rivera-Deleon into custody while he was working at a Burger King in Miami, New York City police said.
Rivera-Deleon, originally from the Bronx, was arrested for “allegedly raping a woman in Central Park on October 24, 2026”, the New York City police department (NYPD) said, adding that he will also be charged with two rapes that occurred in the park in 2023 and 2021.
Last month, police responded to a report from a 39-year-old woman who said a man threatened her with a knife before dragging her to a secluded area of Central Park and raping her. According to the NYPD, the incident happened at about 8.30pm near Fifth Avenue between 66th and 67th streets. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The NYPD later released images of the suspect showing a man dressed in black, wearing a hoodie and carrying what appeared to be a backpack.
