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Severn Man Arrested In Break-In, Sleeping Woman's Rape

ODENTON, Md. (WJZ) -- A Severn man was arrested in a burglary and rape of a sleeping woman in Odenton earlier this week, Anne Arundel County Police said Friday.

Police identified Zaon Emmanuel Cox, 24, as a person of interest based on evidence from the scene.

Cox allegedly broke into a home in the 2400 block of Apple Blossom Lane early Tuesday morning and sexually assaulted the sleeping victim.

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When she woke up, she screamed, scaring Cox away, police said.

He's charged with first- and second-degree rape as well as first-degree burglary, first-degree home invasion and third-degree burglary.

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