St. Paul sexual assault suspect arrested

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Our top story tonight,
a sexual assault suspect on the run for two days is now in jail.
His arrest comes after police put out
an alert warning the public about him.
Fox 9's Mike Manzoni is following the latest developments on this.
And Mike, a judge recently allowed him
to walk out of jail without bond.
And Karen, St. Paul police tell me they are disappointed
with the Hennepin County Court's decision in that case.
It involved a random assault at a Minneapolis bus stop.
But Edward Ochoa, that's the guy behind me, faces even more
serious charges, including in one case involving an underage girl.
And even after that arrest, a judge let him out with a promise
to make his next court date, but he skipped that court appearance.
That was earlier this month. Fast forward now to Thursday morning.
That is when St. Paul police say the 28-year-old tried
to pull a woman out of her apartment through a window.
That all happened on Como Avenue,
but Ochoa faces charges in other cases, too.
Maplewood police say in May, he broke into an apartment
and tried to sexually assault a 14-year-old girl.
The victim told police that she fought back, and when she fought back,
I should say, Ochoa threw her against a mirror.
Then, less than a week later, police say he bit a woman
in the parking lot and tried to grab her breast.
Then, just three days after that, police say he grabbed
a woman in an apartment building and then ran away.
Police say that they arrested Ochoa this afternoon after getting
a call from someone who had spotted him out in public.
He's now facing a kidnapping and burglary charge in that case.
Karen?
