By Henry K. Lee
The San Francisco Chronicle
OAKLAND, Calif. — A parolee found hiding in a doghouse was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman who took a video of her alleged attacker with her cell phone, police said Wednesday.
Dion McDaniel, 47, of Oakland allegedly forced his way inside the 28-year-old woman’s home on the 900 block of Apgar Street and raped her June 7.
The woman used her cell phone to record the man as he took electronic items from her and briefly left her home at about 9:40 a.m., said Officer Holly Joshi, a police spokeswoman. The man then returned and assaulted her, police said.
The woman was treated at a local hospital.
Media coverage of the woman’s video brought tips from the public that helped lead to McDaniel’s capture, police said. He was arrested Tuesday night after being found hiding in a doghouse in a yard on 37th Street, police said.
McDaniel is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. He has been charged with rape, burglary and other crimes.
He has 11 felony convictions, police said. Records show he has numerous arrests for drugs, burglary and theft.
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