Authorities announced on Friday that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the investigation into a sexual assault in Southlawn.
According to the Amarillo Police Department, authorities learned during the investigation into the sexual assault of an elderly woman that there were possibly three other victims of sexual assault from the same suspect in the Southlawn neighborhood. All of the victims has made police reports, but they did not appear to be connected until investigating this particular assault, police say.
A suspect was developed that matched in all four cases and authorities say the suspect was identified as a juvenile male living in the area. Once the suspect’s identity was determined, a Directive to Apprehend was obtained from Randall county juvenile probation. On December 31st, the suspect was arrested and booked into the Youth Center of the High Plains. The suspect was charged with 3 counts of sexual assault, 2nd degree felony (each); 1 count of aggravated sexual assault, 1st degree felony; and criminal trespass, Class B misdemeanor.
