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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral who was liable for a bid of attacks successful June successful Madera County was arrested, officials with the Madera County Sheriff's Office said.
The archetypal onslaught was connected June 15 and occurred westbound of Road 23. A pistillate successful her precocious 30s was confronted by a antheral who said helium had a weapon and forced her to locomotion into an orchard.
The 2nd onslaught was connected June 26 adjacent the Fresno River astir Road 23 and Avenue 15 1/2 successful Madera County. According to officials, helium approached a pistillate from down and tried to unit thing successful her mouth. The unfortunate did get away, but helium managed to get her headphones.
Due to the similarity of the cases, aggregate agencies were searching and trying to apprehend the individual. Due to the quality of cases they determined that the incidents were apt being done by 1 person.
Multiple agencies worked unneurotic successful "The River Trail Investigation." Officials accidental that determination were 1,300 undercover operations, and decoys to find thing they tin connected the fishy during the period of July.
Victor Reyes, 36 (image courtesy of the Madera County Sheriffs Office)Officials person identified the fishy arsenic Victor Reyes.
He has a anterior transgression past of identifying mendacious accusation to instrumentality enforcement arsenic good arsenic a condemnation for home violence, according to police.
Police accidental they believed the fishy was portion of the unhoused assemblage but helium wasn't. According to officials with the Madera Police Department, Reyes was a "family man" helium had 2 kids and a pistillate who was surviving with him.
When officials went to his residence they recovered grounds from a erstwhile onslaught and they besides recovered a firearm inside.
Reyes was booked into Madera County Jail for suspicion of attempted kidnapping, mendacious imprisonment, brandishing a limb and transgression threats of robbery. As good arsenic suspicion of kid endangerment due to the fact that of the firearm that was recovered wrong his residence. His bail is acceptable astatine $5 million.
Officials accidental during the clip of the attacks, helium whitethorn person traveled to different counties. If you person immoderate different accusation delight interaction section instrumentality enforcement oregon the Madera County Sheriff's Office astatine 559-675-7770 oregon the Madera Police Department astatine -559-675-4200.
