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The attack took place around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26, when officers responded to a residence located in the north end of Bridgeport on the report of a sexual assault of a 21-year-old female.
The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center provided a description of the male suspect via police radio; he was reported to be armed with a firearm and fleeing the area on foot, Captain Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police said.
During a search, Sergeants Michael Paoletti and Pasquale Feola, along with Detective Jeff Holtz located a suspect matching the description of the wanted man walking in the area of Madison Avenue & Ashton Street, said Gilleran.
The man, identified, as 19-year-old Tyrek Marquis Herbert, of Bridgeport, was quickly detained within the 2400 block of Madison Avenue and arrested.
Easton Police Officer Tamra French was conducting a track with her police K9 during that time. “K9 TJ” and Officer French completed a positive track from the crime scene to the suspect location on Madison Avenue.
Herbert was charged with:
- Sexual assault
- Home invasion
- Carrying a dangerous weapon
- Unlawful restraint
He is being held on a $2 million bond.
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