DNA evidence has implicated three suspects in a 2017 rape case in Novato. The assault occurred after a social gathering. Investigators initially could not identify suspects, but advancements in DNA technology led to new findings and arrest warrants. Gilson Omel DeLeon Gramajo and Miguel Antonio Cruz Revelo have been arrested, while a third suspect is believed to be in Central America. All three face charges of rape and sodomy involving controlled substances. DeLeon Gramajo pleaded not guilty, while his defense team questions the delay in filing charges and the evidence’s reliability.
DNA evidence has implicated three suspects in a 2017 rape case in Novato, involving a victim assaulted after a social gathering near Ignacio Boulevard and Alameda Del Prado.
Advances in DNA technology since 2017 produced new findings, leading detectives to obtain arrest warrants for Gilson Omel DeLeon Gramajo and Miguel Antonio Cruz Revelo, who were arrested.
All three men were charged with rape and sodomy by an intoxicating, anesthetic and controlled substance, with the Marin County District Attorney's Office filing the charges after a significant delay.
DeLeon Gramajo's defense attorney stated that technology was readily available in 2017 to distinguish contributors to the mixed DNA sample and criticized the police's delay in filing the case.
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