A 30-year-old man wanted in connection with multiple sexual assaults in New York City’s Central Park was arrested Tuesday at a Burger King in Miami Beach, officials said. The U.S. Marshals Service and the New York City Police Department announced the arrest on Nov. 10.
Dereck Rivera-Deleon was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue while at work, according to the U.S. Marshals. The agency said Miami Beach police helped track him down.
NYPD said Rivera-Deleon is accused of raping a woman in Central Park on Oct. 24. He is also expected to be charged in two other sexual assaults at the park, one in 2023 and one in 2021.
Burger King said Rivera-Deleon had worked for the chain for less than two weeks and is no longer employed. Miami-Dade County jail records show he is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on an out-of-state warrant.
Ricky J. Patel, U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York, said the arrest reflects coordination among NYPD detectives, federal marshals in Florida and the Miami Beach department.
