The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A 43-year-old man was reportedly taken into custody in Portland and arraigned on multiple felony charges, including first-degree attempted rape, kidnapping, and burglary, after a series of alleged incidents in a residential neighborhood.
According to the authorities, the suspect was located shortly after a reported attack when a group of about 15 people followed him through the area, pointing him out to officers. He was taken into custody without incident, but police said he made inappropriate remarks to a responding officer at the time of his arrest.
Investigators later stated that the man was suspected of approaching several women earlier that day. In one case, he allegedly entered a nearby church and inappropriately touched a woman before leaving. The authorities also reported that two other women in the neighborhood were grabbed by the suspect as he passed them on the street.