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US Marshals arrest man accused of violently raping six-year-old girl

Demarcus George arrested
Posted at 10:35 AM, May 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-01 18:02:01-04

TULSA — The United States Marshals Service has arrested a man accused of raping a six-year-old girl.

Officials say Demarcus George, also known as Marcus, was wanted out of Little Rock, Arkansas, in connection with the incident. Officials say the offense was violent, and believed the man would continue to prey on minor children. He was believed to be in the Tulsa, but authorities arrested him in Maumelle, Arkansas on Wednesday afternoon.

Officials say George had been living in Tulsa until recently. He was arrested along with a woman, Linnie Henton, of Tulsa.

George faces a count of rape of a child under 14.

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