AN 18 YEAR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY IN WATSONVILLE. DUE TO A D.N.A. MATCH, OCTAVIO CASTILLO IS NOW BELIEVED TO BE THE MAN WHO BEAT-UP AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN, AS SHE WALKED HOME FROM A PARTY IN SANTA CRUZ LAST OCTOBER. CASTILLO IS ACCUSED OF HAVING KIDNAPPED, BEATEN, AND ABUSED HIS 28 YEAR-OLD VICTIM, BEFORE DUMPING HER ON THE SIDE OF RANPORT ROAD OUTSIDE WATSONVILLE.
CASTILLO’S VICTIM WAS THEN ABLE TO FLAG DOWN A PASSING MOTORIST, WHO DROVE HER TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.
