Inmate Released: Rapist…..
Roddrick Suttles raped and tortured his neighbor and then left her for dead
| Inmate Name: | Roddrick Suttles |
| Inmate Number: | R132776 |
| Victims: | Confidential (Female Adult) |
| Offense: | Attempted Murder; Rape x 2; Agg Robbery; Kidnapping |
| Min/ Max Sentence: | 37 Years – 100 Years |
| Released: | Released On Parole November 18, 2010/ Now Off Parole Supervision |
Case Summary
On October 2, 1983 Roddrick Suttles abused, tortured, and raped his neighbor after she asked him to turn down his radio. Suttles beat, strangled, and attempted to electrocute his victim. When she did not die he slit her throat and left her for dead. Somehow the victim was able to crawl out he back door and summon help. Miraculously she survived her injuries. Suttles was convicted by a jury of multiple charges including attempted murder and rape. Suttles received a sentence of 37-100 years in prison. Unbelievable he was parole on November 18, 2010 after serving only 27 years in prison.
Roddrick Suttles Case
A Horrifying Assault
On October 2, 1983 a 22-year-old female neighbor invited Roddrick Suttles, a Youngstown Ohio native who was residing in Columbus, into her home. She wanted to talk to Suttles because he and a neighbor were playing a radio very loud in the yard behind her apartment.
When the conversation became too personal the woman asked Suttles to leave.
Suttles asked the woman “Are you going to give it to me or am I going to take it?”
Suttles then struck the woman in the face, tightened a belt around her neck, and dragged her into the kitchen.
Suttles grabbed a knife and forced her to perform a sex act while prodding her with the knife.
After assaulting the woman several times Suttles forced the woman to crawl on her stomach to the living room. He made her bring him her purse and give him the $200 it contained.
Suttles proceeded to rape the woman.
Suttles retrieved electrical cords from several appliances and tied the woman to a towel rack in a dark bathroom.
When the woman thought Suttles had left she tried to get free. Suttles then turned on the light and laughed at the woman.
Suttles forced the woman into the bathtub and asked her if she wanted hot or cold water.
The woman answered cold water and Suttles filled the tub with water. He then took a hair dryer, plugged it in, and threw it into the tub to electrocute her.
When there was no reaction Suttles then threw another hair dryer into the tub. The woman felt the electric shock, however she did not lose consciousness.
When the woman did not die from the electrocution Suttles got a larger knife and slashed her wrists and throat.
Suttles got a towel and soaked it in kerosene and tried to smother the woman.
When the woman did not die Suttles poured kerosene into her mouth, over her head, and into the gaping neck wound which caused the woman to pass out.
Suttles fled the scene.
Somehow the woman woke up and managed to work free of the electrical cords.
She crawled out the back door, nude and bleeding, and called out for help from her neighbors.
A doctor said the woman had lost half her blood supply by the time she was able to crawl out the door. Somehow she survived.
Arrested and Convicted
Roddrick Suttles was located, arrested, and indicted on charges of Murder, Rape x 2, Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery. No one expected the victim would live which is why Suttles was indicted for murder. When the woman survived the murder charge was change to attempted murder.
Suttles was convicted by jury on all counts and sentenced to 37-100 years for these horrific crimes.
Suttles was later ruled a sexual predator, the most dangerous of all sex offender classifictaions.
No Parole
Roddrick Suttles is an extremely vicious and sadistic criminal. It is a miracle that his victim survived her extensive and horrifying injuries. Releasing Roddrick Suttles at any point would be a complete injustice to the brave woman he attempted to kill. In order to further the interests of justice and to protect society we urge The Ohio Parole Board to require that Suttles serve every day of his 100-year sentence for his incredibly brutal, violent crime.
UPDATE: Unbelievably The Ohio Parole Board granted parole to Roddrick Suttles and e were unable to get a full board hearing to urge The Ohio Parole Board to reverse their decision. Suttles was put back on the streets on November 18, 2010. We are very disappointed in the parole board’s decision and continue to believe Roddrick Suttles is a very dangerous individual who presents a serious threat to the community. Thank you to everyone who submitted a petition to block his parole.
To view Roddrick Suttles’s page on the Ohio sex offender registry CLICK HERE