A suspect in a recent early-morning robbery and sexual battery reported outside a Daytona Beach-area motel was located and detained within about 30 minutes after deputies spotted him based on the victim’s detailed description.
Deputies responded to the Motel 6 at 2992 W. International Speedway Blvd. around 4:30am after the victim went to the police department to report she was sexually battered by an unknown male suspect last month.
The victim told Volusia County Sheriff’s Office detectives she was alone in a vehicle outside the Central Florida Motel 6 while her friends were in a motel room.
According to law enforcement, she said the suspect approached the vehicle, pulled a handgun and forced her into the back seat, where he raped her. Following the attack, the suspect took the victim’s cell phones and cash and took off on foot.
The victim was able to give a full description of the suspect and his clothing, which led to a Sheriff’s Office lieutenant spotting the suspect, David Baker, just before 5am at a nearby hotel, the Days Inn at 2904 W. International Speedway Blvd. When shown Baker’s photo, the victim confirmed he was the suspect who attacked her.
During a search of Baker’s room at the Days Inn, VSO detectives found the victim’s stolen cell phones and a pellet gun.
Baker was arrested on charges of armed robbery (no bond), theft, and possession of cocaine. Additional charges were pending the results of DNA testing, according to local law enforcement.
