AUSTIN, Texas — The manhunt for a suspect with ties to the Austin area is over.
Officials with the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force say they were investigating Fabian Toribio-Martinez after he was placed on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants list.
Toribio-Martinez was wanted by the Austin Police Department for sexual and physical offenses committed against children. He was also wanted for dangerous drugs by the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
During their investigation, authorities learned Toribio-Martinez frequented the Round Rock area. On Wednesday, he was captured at an apartment complex while attempting to hide from authorities under a couch.
Toribio-Martinez was taken and booked into Williamson County Jail.
Background on this case
(Warning: Some readers may find the following details disturbing.)
According to an affidavit obtained by KVUE, Toribio-Martinez was being investigated by Austin police in January. Police said they received a call from a woman who believed her 5-year-old daughter had been raped by her stepfather.
The woman claimed she found a mark on her daughter's neck and asked where it came from, but that her daughter did not answer. She then asked the suspect, later identified as Toribio-Martinez, to leave the room. She told police he refused to leave until the woman physically pushed him out.
The 5-year-old then allegedly said her stepfather took her pants off and touched her inappropriately before stealing her underwear. Toribio-Martinez left the house after the woman called police to report the incident.
While authorities examined the 5-year-old for injuries, they found multiple bruises on her neck. She also identified Toribio-Martinez as the suspect and claimed that he told her not to tell her mother.
During an interview with authorities, the 5-year-old accused Toribio-Martinez of exposing himself to her before touching her inappropriately. Her mother tried to contact the man but never received a response.