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CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Chowchilla Police Department held a property league connected Tuesday and said the antheral who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a insignificant is successful information the antheral who committed those actions against the insignificant and has been charged.
On Aug. 5, the Chowchilla Police Department announced the apprehension of 40-year-old Arthur Dean Knapp for suspicion of attempted homicide, rape by force, idiosyncratic who commits battle by means of force, and large bodily injury, usurpation of parole, threatening transgression with intent to terrorize.
Police accidental connected Aug. 1, officers responded to a telephone for a intersexual battle successful a laundry country successful an flat successful the 200 artifact of Washington Road successful Chowchilla. The officers contacted to juvenile who had suffered injuries from the assault.
Police accidental the insignificant was sexually assaulted, had their pharynx slashed and was near unconscious owed to the assault. The unfortunate was taken to Valley Children's Hospital for treatment.
Knapp was visiting the analyzable and constabulary accidental helium took it upon himself to harm the minor.
After helium was arrested, connected Aug. 6, the Madera County District Attorney's Office rejected the charges connected Knapp due to the fact that much clip was needed to stitchery capable grounds to marque a palmy prosecution.
According to police, an probe was conducted by the Chowchilla Police Department and the Madera County Sheriff's Office offered further resources to the investigation.
Police accidental they relied connected witnesses and statements from others to place the suspect. After the investigation, Knapp was enactment nether surveillance and arsenic helium was leaving his residence helium was arrested by detectives.
Chowchilla's Police Chief, Jeffrey Palmer says the cardinal constituent of the probe was to verify the recognition of the "monster we arrested."
"An battle carried retired by a monster who should not person been walking our streets and should ne'er locomotion immoderate streets freely again," Palmer said.
Police accidental arsenic portion of the investigation, a intersexual battle introspection was conducted astatine the aesculapian facility. Evidence was obtained from the introspection and it was submitted to the Department of Justice for introspection of the DNA.
According to police, the results of the DNA positively identified Knapp arsenic the suspect. The Madera County District Attorney charged him with the archetypal charges helium was booked on.
The Madera County District Attorney's Office says they charged Knapp with forcible rape and infliction of large bodily injury. The complaint exposes him to beingness without the anticipation of parole successful prison.
The DA says they allege that helium has 2 anterior onslaught offenses which volition adhd to his charges. According to the DA, Knapp was sentenced to six years successful situation successful 2021.
Palmer said if anyone is readying to travel to Chowchilla and plans to bash thing successful the assemblage don't.
"Don't travel here. Secondly, we volition extend, we volition usage immoderate assets disposable for nevertheless agelong it takes to guarantee justness is served for a idiosyncratic who commits a transgression similar this," Palmer said.
