Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested in North Carolina
During the investigation, detectives determined that an
additional sexual assault involving the same suspect had occurred in
Willingboro Township. As a result of the joint investigative efforts, the
suspect was identified as a twenty-nine-year-old former Riverside Township
resident, Gilmar Da Silva Carvalho.
In coordination with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s
Office, a warrant was issued for the suspect’s arrest. At the time the warrant
was issued, the suspect’s immediate whereabouts were unknown, and information
obtained during the investigation indicated the suspect had left the State of
New Jersey.
The Riverside Township Police Department, in coordination
with the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service, worked
collaboratively to locate the suspect. Through these efforts, the suspect was
located in North Carolina. The Watauga County Sheriff’s Department was
contacted and subsequently took the suspect into custody late Friday night. The
suspect is currently being held in North Carolina pending extradition back to
the State of New Jersey.
Gilmar Da Silva Carvalho was charged with multiple counts of
Aggravated Sexual Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Criminal Sexual
Contact. This investigation remains ongoing. No further details will be
released at this time to protect the integrity of the case and the privacy of
the victim.
The Riverside Township Police Department would like to
commend the outstanding work of our Detective Bureau for their thorough and
relentless efforts, not only in successfully investigating this case but also
in locating the suspect. We also thank the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office of
North Carolina, the United States Marshals Service, the Burlington County
Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey State Police, and the Willingboro Township
Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.
If anyone has any information regarding this suspect or this
case, you can contact the Riverside Township Police Detective Bureau at
856-461-8820 x 114 or email us at detectives@riversidepolicenj.org
Anyone with information who wishes to remain anonymous may
send a tip by texting to 847411 (tip411) with riversidepd in
the message field along with the tip. Tip411 messages are
anonymous. Anonymous web tips can also be submitted right from the
website www.riversidepolicenj.org/tip-411/
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