Detroit man arrested after sexually assaulting, dragging 80-year-old man to bathroom in Monroe County

A person from Detroit has been arrested for sexually assaulting and dragging an 80-year-old man to a toilet contained in the Michigan Welcome Heart.

The incident occurred Monday (April 10) at 2:29 p.m., northbound I-75 in Monroe County.

The 32-year-old was arrested for a lot of assaultive crimes, together with fleeing and eluding police, after he tried to keep away from arrest.

The Monroe County Central Dispatch obtained experiences of a suspect grabbing a number of males by the genitals within the lavatory on the Welcome Heart earlier than bodily attacking and sexually assaulting the aged man.

Witnesses and bystanders intervened, and the suspect fled on foot, crossing the northbound journey lanes of I-75 to a automobile parked on the southbound median shoulder, police say.

The 32-year-old man was positioned by police as he was driving a silver Chevrolet Impala earlier than fleeing southbound earlier than police gave chase.

The pursuit went into Ohio, the place the suspect ran out of gasoline simply north of I-280, and police took him into custody.

The Detroit native’s id has not been revealed. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace Detective Bureau is investigating the incident.

Anybody with info is requested to contact detectives at 734-240-7530 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Converse Up.

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