Police search for duo suspected in Jacksonville Beach rape

Jacksonville Beach Police are searching for two people linked to a rape.

The agency released sketches of a man and a woman on Thursday, as well as a surveillance image of the black single-cab truck they were driving.

The 23-year-old rape survivor told police the couple forced her into that truck early Sunday morning.

City-owned surveillance cameras spotted the truck at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and 1st Street.

The victim told police the man is black, 6-foot-2-inches, weighs 175 pounds, is 25 to 30 years old, and has no facial hair.

The victim told police the female is Hispanic, 5-foot-3-inches, weighs about 145 pounds, is 25 to 30 years old, and has black shoulder-length hair and green eyes.

“Another woman being involved in this is disgusting, on top of a man already being a part of that,” said beachgoer Chynna Reynolds.

“I think that’s crazy. I don’t know what’s going through her mind. That’s crazy that she would want to put somebody else through that,” said beachgoer Laticia Booker.

Jacksonville Beach police say the victim reported the rape to police Sunday night. She told them it happened very early that morning, but police don’t know exactly where.

Action News Jax asked police spokesman Commander Tommy Crumley why the agency waited until after the July 4th holiday to alert the public.

Crumley said investigators needed time to speak with the victim, create the sketches and find surveillance of the truck.

If you have any information, call Jacksonville Beach Police Detective Corporal Watts at 904-270-1661.

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