A 20-year-old suspected in the brutal, alleyway rape of a 12-year-old girl last month in the Bronx was arrested in Springfield.



Paperwork filed in Springfield District Court indicates members of the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrested Malcolm Lugo at Tower Square on Main Street on Thursday.

Update: City council candidate didn't realize man staying in her Springfield home was accused of raping child



New York City police tell MassLive around late morning on Aug. 13, Lugo, of the Bronx, followed his young victim along Weeks Avenue near 173rd Street in the Manhattan borrough.



He then allegedly grabbed her, covered her mouth and put a gun to her head, forcing her into an alleyway, where he sexually assaulted her in broad daylight.



Surveillance footage of Lugo walking on Weeks Avenue prior to the crime was captured by the International Christian Church of the Savior and assisted authorities in apprehending him, according to NYPD.



The Springfield District Court records indicate Lugo was denied bail and extradited to New York.



On Tuesday afternoon, NYPD Special Victims Division booked Lugo in the Bronx on charges of two counts predatory sexual assault, two counts committing a criminal sex act and one count sexual abuse.



This is a developing story. Additional information will be posted as soon as it is available.