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More charges against man who is suspect in Detroit killings

July 23, 2019 GMT

FILE--In this June 20, 2019, file photo Deangelo Martin stands for a probable cause hearing, in Detroit. Martin, who police have called a suspect in the killings of three women in Detroit, will stand trial in a separate case involving the stabbing and sexual assault of a woman who escaped. Martin appeared at a hearing Tuesday, July 16, 2019 on charges of criminal sexual conduct and assault with intent to murder. (Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP, File)

DETROIT (AP) — A man who is considered a suspect in the killings of three women in Detroit has been charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 51-year-old woman in June.

The Wayne County prosecutor announced the charges Tuesday against Deangelo Martin. It’s the second sexual assault case against him while police continue to investigate the deaths of three women whose bodies were found in vacant homes earlier this year.

The 34-year-old Martin hasn’t been charged with the killings , but Detroit’s police chief says he sees similarities between the slayings .

Martin is expected to appear in court Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from his lawyer. Martin was ordered last week to stand trial in the stabbing and sexual assault of another woman in a different case.