Police were searching Friday for a Fort Carson soldier who failed to show up for his trial on rape and false imprisonment charges.
Pfc. Jerry Ciarcia III, 28, a member of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, is charged with four counts of sexual assault, crime of violence, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault, false imprisonment and menacing.
Ciarcia and the victim were acquaintances, according to his arrest affidavit.
A bench warrant was issued Tuesday for Ciarcia, who had been free on bail since October, police Lt. Rafael Cintron said.
The victim told Colorado Springs police that Ciarcia raped her several times, repeatedly punched her in the head and put her in a chokehold, the affidavit states. The affidavit says Ciarcia told police he had consensual sex with the woman.
Ciarcia appeared in court Monday for a readiness hearing, in which he found out his trial remained on schedule for Tuesday morning.
