Man accused of robbery, rape was released from prison early

A Hyattsville man arrested Monday in connection with the brutal raping and robbery of a Landover store clerk was on probation after being granted early release for violent crimes committed in a five-week span in late 2006 and early 2007, according to court documents.

Travis Shepperson, 20, was found using the victim’s cell phone in the lobby of a Prince George’s County parole office on Rhode Island Avenue, after police, working with T-Mobile, tracked the phone’s signal, according to police statements obtained by The Examiner. Detectives matched the phone’s serial number to that of the victim’s and arrested Shepperson.