TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
The suspect of a Casa
Grande sexual assault case has been identified and arrested.
Dakota Blake
Williams, 23, was arrested Tuesday for the sexual assault of a 32-year-old
female and was booked into the Pinal County Adult Detention Center on one count of
sexual assault and one count of kidnapping.
On Sunday, Feb. 17, the suspect offered a ride to a 32-year-old
female at an AM/PM convenience store on Florence Boulevard in the Casa
Grande area, according to Sheriff Paul Babeu.
The suspect told
the woman his name was William. The suspect then drove the female into
the desert near Woodruff Lane and Henness Road, where he sexually
assaulted her.
He drove a red older model Pontiac Firebird with a t-top.
One citizen saw the drawing of the suspect and reported him anonymously.
The Pinal County
Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant Tuesday, resulting in the seizure of
the vehicle.
Williams was picked
up in Casa Grande by patrol deputies and was identified by the victim through a
photo lineup.
According to
detectives, evidence suggests that Williams has committed at least one other
sexual assault in Pinal County. That case is still under investigation.
"Often
time victims of sexual assaults don't report the crime out of fear," Sheriff
Paul Babeu said. "This case is a prime example of how serious law enforcement
takes these types of crimes. I want to thank the citizen that saw this
composite drawing and called into Silent Witness and helped get this violent
predator off the streets."
The Pinal County
Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who may have been a victim of Williams to
please contact the Pinal County Sheriff's Office dispatch at (520) 866-5111.
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