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The search ended Friday morning for rape and assault suspect Frank Santana as Lubbock police arrested the wanted man in the 1900 block of Ave. O.

Santana, 47, was wanted for allegedly raping an Anton woman and nearly beating her husband, Roland Sepeda, to death on Oct. 2.

Lubbock police and the Hockley County Sheriff's Department obtained an arrest warrant for Santana Oct. 4. He was accused of severely beating Sepeda with a clothing iron and bounding and raping his wife after breaking into Sepeda's home at 6054 U.S. 84.

Lubbock police recovered Sepeda's Ford F-150 days after the incident, which Santana allegedly stole from Sepeda's home following the assault, but did not find the suspect behind the wheel.

Lubbock police apprehended Santana at 10 a.m. Friday, with the help of a caller from a Lubbock neighborhood who told police Santana was staying at 1916 Ave. O.

Supposedly, Kinney said, Santana asked the residence owner if he could spend the night Thursday. Later, Santana revealed his connection to the Anton assaults.

Lubbock police had received information that placed Santana in the Lubbock area and have since been searching for the assault suspect.

Police booked Santana into the Lubbock County Jail until he was transferred to the Hockley County Jail a few hours later. Santana could face charges of attempted capital murder and is being held on a $500,000 bond, police officials said.

Hockley County investigators questioned Santana Friday afternoon but said the assault suspect will not also be charged with evading arrest. Results and paperwork for the case are pending, said Hockley County police officials.

Sepeda, who Santana allegedly bludgeoned with a clothes iron, was in satisfactory condition Friday at University spokeswoman.

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