The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a rape suspect who has made comments that he is not afraid to kill someone to avoid capture. 39-year-old Maitland Carpenter is wanted for a variety of serious crimes. Including a March 25th forcible rape and kidnapping a person by gunpoint at a home in Lassen County. He is armed with a semi-automatic pistol with an extended magazine. The victim is no longer with him. Carpenter has an extensive history of violence. He is 6’1, 220 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He has tattoos covering his neck and other parts of his body. Information as to Carpenter’s whereabouts can be reported to the Lassen Sheriff’s Office. Anyone who sees Carpenter is asked to call 911 immediately and report his location.