MARION COUNTY, OHIO Suspect in deputy's death charged with assault of woman

The wanted man was indicted in a 2003 kidnapping, rape and assault.
WALDO, Ohio (AP) -- A suspect in the death of a deputy sheriff shot when responding to a disabled vehicle has been charged with beating up a woman in an unrelated case, authorities said Friday.
Delaware County Prosecutor David Yost filed a felonious-assault charge late Thursday against Juan C. Cruz, 20, whose last known address was in Marion. Cruz, who has not been found, is one of two suspects in the death Thursday of Marion County Deputy Brandy Winfield, 29.
Radio traffic from Winfield stopped shortly after he stopped two men walking along state Route 423 and called in their identifying information, authorities said. He was found in his overturned cruiser in a ravine beside the highway about 33 miles north of Columbus.
Officers rushing to Winfield's aid nearly hit the minivan parked on the road's shoulder, Bailey said, but the minivan left while they tried to help Winfield.
The other suspect, whose name deputies would not release, was in custody on an unrelated immigration charge, Sheriff Tim Bailey said.
Background
Cruz had been indicted in 2003 on charges that he raped, assaulted and kidnapped a female acquaintance, Yost said. The case was dropped after the alleged victim recanted her statement and then disappeared, he said.
But Yost reviewed the file Thursday and determined it was possible to pursue the assault charge without the alleged victim.
Deputies with the Franklin County sheriff's office, along with Columbus police, the U.S. Marshals office, the state fire marshal's office and immigration authorities searched a Columbus apartment complex Thursday evening. The search was related to the death, Bailey said.
The U.S. marshal's office and the state fire marshal's office in Columbus said they could not comment.
The Marion County sheriff's office said Cruz has a tattoo between his left thumb and forefinger.
Winfield was the first Marion County deputy sheriff to die in the line of duty in 30 years, Bailey said.
Friends and family of Winfield's described him as a hardworking family man dedicated to helping others.
His father, Rick, and younger brother, Cory, are officers with the Marion Police Department.
Winfield's funeral will be Monday. A 24-hour honor guard was at the funeral home with Winfield's body.