Alexander Maxim Soto Hernandez, of Dale City, had been renting out the basement of a home in Woodbridge when he entered the victim's room in the Woodbridge home armed with a knife around 7:50 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, police in Prince William County said.
Soto Hernandez sexually assaulted her before she escaped, police said.
The victim encountered a neighbor who helped in contacting the police. Soto Hernandez fled in a Dodge Caravan that was originally silver and is now painted black after-market, with New Jersey license plates.
Following the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for Soto Hernandez. He was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 27 in North Plainfield on charges of aggravated sexual battery, forcible sodomy, and abduction with intent to defile, police said.
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