BODYCAM: Accused NYC serial rapist arrested in South Florida

Police in Florida have arrested the man accused of raping a woman in Central Park last month. Authorities tracked down the suspect in Miami and say he's actually linked to two other crimes, not just this most recent one. Jessica Formoso live in Central Park with more details. What are you learning, Jessica? Good morning, Dan and Rosanna. Authorities are calling the suspect a serial rapist. He fled to South Florida after committing the alleged rape here last month in Central Park. We are learning that he had recently moved there and was working at a Burger King in Miami. In fact, at the time of the arrest, he was wearing his work uniform. We have also learned this morning that he is connected to two other rapes also in Central Park dating back to 2021. On your face! On your face now! On your face! This is the moment Miami Beach Police along with NYPD detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force make the arrest. 30-year-old Derek Rivera de Leon of the Bronx was picked up yesterday. You can see at least half a dozen of officers with guns drawn. He's laid out on the ground within about 30 seconds after police make initial contact. Police say de Leon is the man wanted for allegedly raping a 39-year-old woman at knife point on the night of October According to the NYPD, the suspect dragged his victim from the entrance of Central Park here on Fifth Avenue and East 66th Street into a wooded area inside the park before carrying out the heinous act. Days after the attack, the NYPD released this surveillance video of the person they were looking for, a man wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants, and carrying a black backpack. Now, to add to it, we've learned that the suspect is not only facing charges for that crime in October, but also two additional charges. Additional rapes in Central Park dating back to 2021 and 2023. Investigators say surveillance video and DNA evidence from the victims connected the suspect to the crimes. Here's more of the arrest. You'll hear him asking why he's been arrested. And we also spoke to New Yorkers about his arrest. Take a listen. I have to do something wrong, sir. I just want to know, like, I didn't do nothing wrong, right? Right? I weren't, why I weren't? I'm going to push him to HBS right now. But I'm good, like, like... I mean, get out. Oh, yeah. He's going to jail. Let's do this. You got 50. Jail for what, certainly? You have a warrant for your arrest. Look, I'm putting this here. Thanks for having me. Is he good? Can we take him? All right. Let's go. Yeah, we're going to take him over here and switch him out. Come on. Are you guys confusing me with somebody? No, no, we're not. Come on. I'm glad to hear they caught him. You know, it's important that the city is a safe place for all of us, and I'm sure it's a relief for a lot of people. Now, at some point, the suspect will be extradited here to New York to face charges. Dan? All right, good to know, Jessica. Thank you very much.