Police arrest rape suspect Deivi Polanco after he shows up at jail

Police said they took Deivi Polanco, 31, into custody when he showed up at the Gwinnett County Jail for a hearing on something unrelated to the crime in which he was wanted.

Polanco has been charged with kidnapping, rape, stalking and false imprisonment.

Investigators said the alleged incident happened in the early-moing hours of April 16.

"She was walking into her apartment and she was stopped by a guy," Detective Shayla LaCosta said.

LaCosta said the woman was coming home from work. Police said the man, who was wearing a mask, pushed her back into her car, bound her hands and gagged and blindfolded her. Then, police said, he began to drive.

"She was taken to a location and taken into an apartment, where she was assaulted several times throughout the evening," LaCosta said.

Police believe the attacker then took the victim to another place off Graves Road near Norcross, where he left her. They said the woman chewed through the ties around her hands and escaped through a window.

Police won't reveal why their investigation led them to Polanco, but they said he and the victim did know each other.

Investigators said Polanco has been arrested in the past on domestic violence charges.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Gwinnett County police at 770-513-5100.