Auburn, Ala.- On April 11, 2022, Auburn Police arrested Theodore Leroy Halls Jr., age 46, from Opelika, on felony warrants charging him with rape first degree, sodomy first degree and sexual abuse first degree.

The arrest stems from the Auburn Police Department receiving a report of a possible sexual assault that occurred near the 700 Block of Aspen Heights Lane on April 10, 2022. The victim reportedly came in contact with the suspect through a ridesharing service.

The investigation revealed that the victim was picked up by the suspect in the area of downtown Auburn after a ride was arranged through a ridesharing service. During the transport, the driver sexually assaulted the victim. Theodore Leroy Halls Jr. was identified as the suspect. After being contacted and interviewed by Auburn Police Department detectives, Hall was arrested on the listed charges.

Halls was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $150,000 bond. This case remains under investigation.

*Update Apr. 26, 2022*

Auburn, Ala. - On Apr. 26, 2022, Auburn Police arrested Theodore Leroy Halls, age 46, from Opelika, on additional felony warrants charging him with rape first degree and sexual abuse first degree, related to an unrelated incident that occurred in December 2020.

These charges stem from further investigation into a sexual assault that occurred on April 10, 2022. In both incidents, the survivors came in contact with Halls through a ridesharing service.

Halls is still in custody at the Lee County Jail and he is being held on a $275,000 bond. These cases remain under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Auburn Police Department Detective Section at (334) 501-3141 or the Auburn Police Tip Line at (334) 246-1391.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.