The Buffalo Soldier Gate at Fort Bliss, Texas. (Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes)

AUSTIN, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier was arrested and charged with holding a woman hostage and sexually assaulting her at knifepoint and gunpoint every day for 10 days, according to local court records.

Pvt. Xavier A. Rodriguez, 21, was taken into custody by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on March 21, and remained in the county’s jail Wednesday with bond set at $1.2 million, according to online court records. His 16-count indictment listed charges of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping causing bodily injury, kidnapping with sexual abuse and kidnapping with a deadly weapon.

All the charges are dated between March 2-12, 2024, according to the court record.

Rodriguez held the woman, who is not named in the indictment, at an unnamed location where she was unlikely to be found. He threatened to kill her if she tried to leave and wielded a knife, firearm and his own hands, according to the court document.

Army Pvt. Xavier Angel Rodriguez, 21, was arrested by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on March 21, 2025, and charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman. (El Paso County Sheriff’s Office)

He is charged with raping her once every day that he held her hostage with exception to the second day. On that day, he is charged with raping the woman three times, according to the court document.

“Fort Bliss is fully cooperating with the District Attorney’s Office, El Paso County, and the Army Criminal Division as they continue their investigation,” according to a statement from the Army base.

Rodriguez is a computer and detection systems repairer assigned to the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, according to Fort Bliss. He enlisted in May 2023.

Fort Bliss and county officials did not provide additional details, and a lawyer was not yet listed to represent Rodriguez. His arraignment hearing is scheduled for April 9.