DEARBORN — On April 14 around
7:20 p.m. with the help of the United States Marshals Service Dearborn Police arrested
17 year-old Ezra Rodriguez Jr, of Detroit, for crimes related to the April 7th,
2015 carjacking and kidnapping of a Dearborn woman. 

On Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Rodriguez was arraigned in front of Judge Sam Salamey in Dearborn’s 19th
District Court on the following charges:

•           Carjacking

•           Kidnapping

•           Armed Robbery

•           Felony Firearms

•           Criminal Sexual Conduct

The maximum penalty for
conviction of these crimes is up to life in prison or any number of years. 

Rodriguez was arrested after
an exhaustive informational campaign which included blanketing various
neighborhoods in and around Dearborn and Detroit with informational fliers
which included a sketch depicting the perpetrator.  Numerous appeals were made to the community
for assistance in identifying and locating the perpetrator of this heinous and
violent crime. 

Rodriquez is currently being
held on a $1 million bond with a preliminary exam scheduled for May 1 at 9 a.m.
in Dearborn’s 19th District Court.

“After receiving countless
tips from the community, our Detectives worked tirelessly along with our
Surveillance team, to put together a case and obtain the necessary warrants for
an arrest with the help of the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office.  After a warrant was obtained, Dearborn’s
Special Operations officers monitored the suspect around-the-clock and
formulated an arrest plan with our partners in the US Marshals Service to
safely apprehend the suspect during this incident,” said Dearborn Police Chief
Ronald Haddad.     

“I would like to thank the
members of our community who stood together to assist the victim and kept vigilant
to provide the information that assisted in the identification and arrest of
this individual.” 

Haddad also thanked members
of the Dearborn Police Department, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service.