Associated Press
EDNA, Texas — Texas authorities say a state prison employee is suspected of being a serial rapist who targeted older women.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says 53-year-old Billy Joe Harris was taken into custody early Saturday morning after Edna police responded to a medical emergency alert from an elderly woman.
Agency officials said police arrested Harris after a short pursuit.
Harris is being held on a burglary charge. DPS spokeswoman Tela Mange said the agency did not know if Harris had an attorney.
The agency says a DNA sample taken from the suspect after the arrest linked him to five other assaults in Central Texas.
Authorities have been looking for the so-called “Twilight Rapist” since 2009.