ITOGON, Benguet May 09 – A 25-year old miner was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents based on a warrant for rape through sexual assault in his residence at Antamok, Loacan, here, Tuesday.
Police authorities identified the arrested individual as Jay-r Bassong Eco, 25, single, miner and a resident of Antamok, Loacan, Itogon, Benguet.
He was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Marietta S. Brawner-Cualing of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 9 in La Trinidad for alleged rape through sexual assault with a recdommended bail of P80,000 for his temporary liberty.
The arrested individual was brought to the Itogon Municipal Police Station for documentation prior to his turnover to the issuing court for the proper disposal of the case filed against him.
By Dexter A. See