Fugitive in Connecticut sexual assault case nabbed in Millerton

MILLERTON — As of Monday morning, Jan. 4, Luis Ixim-Coc was sitting in the Dutchess County Jail in Poughkeepsie fighting extradition charges to the Fairfield County Superior Court in Connecticut on sexual assault charges for raping a child under the age of 13. After being apprehended in Millerton on Tuesday, Dec. 22, the fugitive was arraigned in Dutchess County Court before being remanded to jail with no bail. 

The 21-year-old was arrested in the village after fleeing the Nutmeg State based on evidence that “was discovered through intelligence gathered by the FBI-Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force and [Dutchess County] Sheriff’s Office [DCSO] Special Operations Division and was arrested at his residence, 60 North Center St.,” according to Capt. John Watterson of the DCSO.

According to Det. Lt. Mark Williams of the Danbury, Conn., Police Department, “the incident began on Oct. 10, 2019; that’s when it was first reported to our police department,” he said. “How they came upon him in Millerton, though, is unknown to me.”

Williams said that as of Dec. 31, 2020, as Ixim-Coc had not yet been extradited, the Danbury Police did not yet have an arrest record for him in its system. However, based on the records it did have, he was not in its system for having any prior arrests in the city of Danbury.

According to Williams, the sexual assault wasn’t a random crime.

“Luis was known to the victim,” said the detective lieutenant. “He wasn’t a stranger.”

The warrant that was issued for his arrest was from Fairfield County Superior Court in Connecticut; it charged Ixim-Coc with Sexual Assault in the 1st Degree (Class A Felony). Williams explained the charges actually include three counts of Sexual Assault in the 1st Degree and three counts of Risk of Injury to a Child, including one for Impairing of Morals and the others related to Sexual Contact, which are lesser Class B Felonies.

As with any criminal case, the charges against Ixim-Coc are only accusations at this point, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

If anyone has any information about similar incidents involving Ixim-Coc, they are urged to contact the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office at 845-486-3800. Information can also be provided via the Sheriff’s Office tipline at 845-605-CLUE (2583) or dcsotips@gmail.com; all information will be kept confidential.

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