Jeffery Lemor Wheat was arrested in Arkansas last week for an alleged sexual assault in Texas ten years ago.
In 2011, a series of rapes were reported in the Dallas area and the rapist appeared to be targeting members of the Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. The victims -- all of whom were in their fifties and sixties during the attacks -- had no relationship with the rapist, but he seemed to know their names.
At the time, leadership warned sorority members to stop wearing sorority T-shirts, attending meetings, and remove sorority decals from their cars and offices.
Plano Police now has Wheat in their custody and believe they've connected him to at least one of the rapes. The 48-year-old is facing a felony sexual assault charge after DNA connected him to the rape of one Delta member.
According to reports, the victim said her attacker raped her in her home and then called her to apologize a few days later. The call was traced to a payphone outside a Chevron Food Mart, where police recovered surveillance footage of Wheat making the call. Wheat's wife allegedly confirmed his identity to the police when she was contacted and shown the surveillance video.
While Wheat's motive has not been revealed, cops say his DNA matches with at least three other rapes of Delta Sigma Theta members dating as far back as 2003.
Jeffery Wheat is currently being held in the Collin County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond. The investigation remains ongoing.
Check above for images of the surveillance footage.
Source: The Daily Beast
