Suspect in rape of young child arrested in Warrensville Heights

CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Oakwood Village man who is a suspect in the rape of a young child was arrested Thursday by federal agents in Warrensville Heights.

Detemtrius Simmons, 22, was found by members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Oakwood Village Police Department in a residence on the 4500 block of Granada Boulevard, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Officers had to force open the door of the residence, but Simmons and another man were arrested without incident.

Police in Oakwood had issued a warrant for Simmons’ arrest just a day earlier. The reported victim is less than 10 years old. No further details were released.

Woodrow Johnson, 23, also was arrested on a warrant from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department for probation violation with underlying offenses of assault and burglary.