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WEBVTT 10:00.JULIANA: NEW TONIGHT MANDEVILLE, POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MANTHEY SAY RAPED AND BEAT A53-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.THEY RELEASED THIS COMPOSITESKETCH OF THE SUSPECT.OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN WASAWOKEN BY THE MAN AROUND 1:30THIS MORNING.HE WAS ALLEGEDLY STANDING OVERHER, RUBBING HER BODY, THEVICTIM SAYS SHE TRIED TO FIGHTBACK BUT WAS OVERPOWERED.POLICE SAY THE MAN TOOK THEWOMAN'S I.D. AND THREATENED TOKILL HER.IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE SUSPECTCALL THE MANDEVILLE POLICEDEPARTMENTPOLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT, AFTERHIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE OUTSIDE HIS

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Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the beating and rape of a 53-year-old woman over the weekend in Mandeville.Officials with the Mandeville Police Department said in an update Monday evening that the suspect was taken into custody with the help of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. Investigators are not releasing the man's name until he is charged.Mandeville police said the rape was reported around 6:30 a.m. Saturday when officers were notified about a woman at a local hospital who had been raped.The victim told investigators the rape occurred around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at her home in the 2000 block of Monroe Street.She said she was asleep on her living room sofa when she woke up to a man standing over her, rubbing her body, according to police. She said a physical confrontation occurred and she was overpowered by the man.The victim told officers that she was beaten and raped for an extended period of time, police said. Before he left, the victim said the man took her ID and threatened to kill her if she told police about the rape.On Monday afternoon, Mandeville police released photos, which they are calling confirmed images, of the suspect in the rape. A spokesperson for the Police Department said the photos were taken at the Cracker Barrel on Florida Street.Officials said the man was recorded on camera around 3:30 a.m. the day of the alleged rape. Investigators confirmed the man seen in the photos is the suspect who was arrested at a home in Lacombe.Additional details were not released.Officials said detectives are still investigating the case.Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!