Parolee accused of raping 8-year-old girl in Pike County

Travis Martin, 38, of Lucasville, was arrested Thursday by the Pike County Sheriff’s Office after he pulled into his driveway.

Pike County Sheriff Charles S. Reader said he considered Martin armed and dangerous, and that before his capture he had stated “he was not going back to prison” and threatened bodily harm.

Investigators found Martin after a few hours of surveillance around the county, the sheriff said.

Martin is charged with rape and allegedly confessed following his arrest, Reader said. It is alleged the girl had been abused since November 2018, he said.

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Martin was taken to the Butler County Jail in Hamilton, where the sheriff houses inmates on a $100,000 bond or higher.

Additional charges are possible in the next term of the Pike County grand jury, Reader said.

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According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Martin was on parole for aggravated burglary and robbery convictions in 2016. He was released June 10, 2018.

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