NORTH COAST, Calif. – On Monday authorities arrested a Kelseyville man who they said kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman in Mendocino County.
Alex Joseph Greene, 35, was taken into custody in the case, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said that on Monday CHP Dispatch received a call regarding an assault victim on Highway 101 north of the green bridge near Hopland.
An officer was dispatched and made contact with the 19-year-old female victim at McNab Ranch Road, the CHP said.
The young woman clarified that she had been sexually assaulted and gave the officer descriptions of the responsible subject and his vehicle, according to the CHP.
The CHP said its dispatch broadcast a “be on the lookout” for the vehicle. Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies located the vehicle on Highway 101 near Geyserville and detained Greene.
Ukiah CHP personnel responded to Sonoma County to pick up Greene and transport him back to Mendocino County, the report said.
Mendocino County District Attorney's Office investigators responded to assist the CHP with the investigation, the CHP said.
The CHP said Greene was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on Monday night on charges including kidnapping, sexual battery and forcible penetration.
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Kelseyville man arrested for Mendocino County sexual assault case
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