Suspect arrested in horrific Bronx rape case after video shows woman lassoed from behind on dark street

Kashaan Parks is a 'person of interest' in the police investigation into a horrific rape in The Bronx, according to the New York Post

New York police have arrested a "person of interest" in the manhunt for a Bronx rape suspect who was filmed on video assaulting a woman.

Kashaan Parks was arrested Saturday and charged with attacking the 45-year-old victim in The Bronx at around 5 a.m. on May 1, the New York Post reported.

The NYPD released photos of the suspect on Friday and asked the public for assistance in finding him. 

Surveillance video recorded the assault and shows a man throwing a looped belt around the woman's neck before choking her unconscious and dragging her away on a dark city street. 

SUSPECTED NYC RAPIST AT LARGE AFTER VIDEO SHOWS WOMAN LASOED FROM BEHIND ON DARK STREET

NYPD has identified the man wanted for looping a belt around a woman's neck and raping her in the Bronx. (NYPD)

In the video, the man is shown looking up and down the block before it cuts out.

"The male then dragged the victim between two cars and sexually assaulted her," the NYPD said in a statement.

Parks, 39, was awaiting arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court, per the Post.