CHICAGO (WLS) — A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a recent home invasion and a series of attempted crimes, including attempted criminal sexual assault and burglaries, occurring in both the Rogers Park neighborhood and Evanston.
Authorities have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Yeison Diaz-Gomez, who matches the description provided by witnesses of multiple criminal incidents in the area, according to police reports.
Earlier this month, police reported a harrowing event where a nearly unclothed intruder forced entry into a home on the 2000 block of West Lunt Avenue. He gained access through a basement window and proceeded to attack a 32-year-old woman in her bathroom.
Fortunately, the woman managed to defend herself and fend off the assailant, police stated.
Following this incident, additional reports surfaced of attempted burglaries within the same block, all occurring within a span of approximately 45 minutes, as confirmed by the Chicago Police Department.
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About an hour before the Rogers Park home invasion, there was an attempted criminal sexual assault about a mile north on Dobson Street in Evanston, police said.
The suspect, identified as Diaz-Gomez, was also fought off in that situation.
Diaz-Gomez was allegedly trying to remove the victim’s clothes and choking her, when a neighbor came out to help.
He then ran away.
Chicago police arrested Diaz-Gomez on October 20.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved felony charges for attempt aggravated criminal sexual abuse and aggravated battery for the alleged crimes in Evanston.
Chicago police said he was also charged with burglary, home invasion and crimincal sexual abuse for the alleged crimes in the city.
He was due in court on Tuesday.
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