Baltimore police have arrested a man they say forced his way into a home, raped a woman and slashed her throat after he said he would shovel snow at her property.

Nineteen-year-old Donald "Doc" Vaughn of Whitestone, Virginia was arrested Monday morning in connection with the attack Saturday in the 800 block of Kenwood Avenue. He will be charged with first-degree rape and assault.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the attack occurred about noon when a man knocked on the victim's door offering to shovel snow. The spokesman says the victim agreed, and a few minutes later, the man forced his way into a side door, raped the homeowner and cut her throat.

The woman was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her condition was not known.

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