RFP Staff
♦ Randy Velazquez, 17, of Woodlawn Street in Kannapolis, who allegedly made a cell phone video “The South Rowan Rape Tape” of a 15 year-old girl back in November of 2014, was arrested Friday at 2:30 a.m. for running a red light near West Innes and South Fulton in Salisbury and attempting elude police. Later police determined Velazquez was driving while impaired. Velazquez’s blood alcohol content was reported well over the legal limit.
Charged Friday with driving after consumed sufficient amt/alcohol (misdemeanor), driving while impaired (misdemeanor), and flee to elude (felony).
Velazquez was pursued by Salisbury Police during a high-speed chase to a Rushco convenience store on the 1500 block of East Innes where he was taken into custody. Later during his processing at the Police Department Velazquez allegedly became resistant until he was handcuffed.
From an November 8th article in the RFP:
“Under a $20,000 secured bond, Velazquez is now in the Rowan County Detention Center.
Two Students at South Rowan High in Rowan County, N.C., one from A.L. Brown in Kannapolis, and fourth male no longer at North Rowan High are accused of videotaping themselves on cell phones having sex with a 15 year-old intoxicated girl in a private home in South Rowan. The sex-taping of the intoxicated female took place on September 20th and 21st. The victim was given alcohol and was passed out during the multiple sexual assaults.
This week Randy Velazquez,16, and Joshua Betancourt, 16, were arrested for the crime by Kannapolis police. The other two males sought in the crime were arrested Friday. Valazquez is being held on a $5,000 bond. His mother said she had no intention of bailing her son out–he needed to know what he did was wrong.
According to police sources Velazquez, who had sex with the teen and was part of the videotaping, was preparing to disseminate the video.
Randy Velazquez’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/randy.velazquez.56?fref=ts
Joshua Betancourt’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/joshua.e.Betancourt
