Dane County sheriff’s detectives arrested a Brooklyn man Monday night and tentatively charged him with sexually assaulting a lady on the Oregon Rotary Bike Path March 23.
Richard V. Cunningham
Richard V. Cunningham, 42, was taken into custody at his residence and booked into the Dane County Jail on tentative fees of second diploma sexual assault, strangulation and felony bail leaping, Dane County Sheriff’s Workplace spokesperson Elise Schaffer stated in a press launch.
Schaffer stated deputies collected key proof on the day of the assault on the bike path, simply off County Freeway D within the city of Oregon. She stated that each DNA and GPS expertise led to Cunningham’s arrest. He was out on bail from a previous sexual assault arrest.
In keeping with the Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies responded to a 911 name at 5:09 p.m. The sufferer stated that she was strolling on the path when a person ran at her, tackled her to the bottom and sexually assaulted her. She fought him off, ran to a close-by residence, and was taken to a hospital. The attacker fled to a close-by car parking zone and it was believed he left the realm in a car.
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“As a fellow Dane County resident and path walker, I empathize with our group members’ worry and misery following the assault,” Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett stated in a press launch. “I’m hopeful the information of the arrest will assist ease their issues and additional their confidence within the Dane County Sheriff’s Workplace dedication to public security.”
Barrett added, “I additionally pray that this arrest will assist the courageous survivor of this assault start to heal.”
Schaffer stated the Sheriff’s Workplace want to acknowledge the Wisconsin State Crime Lab for its fast work on the case.
“We’d additionally prefer to thank the Oregon Police Division for his or her help in offering an extra presence within the space following the assault,” she stated.