MINNEAPOLIS - Sex Crimes investigators say a DNA sample led to the arrest of a suspectin a robbery and sexual assault on the north side of Minneapolis in late May. <\/p>\n
Police received a call on May 24 from a resident on the 1600 block of Fremont Avenue North who told them she had been awakened by a who had broken into her home.She told officers that the man forced her to perform a sex act on him at knifepoint. <\/p>\n
The suspect fled the scene but investigators found he left evidence behind, including a knife. DNA evidence was extracted from these items and entered into the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's (BCA) data base. <\/p>\n
The victim was also able to provide officers with a detailed suspect description. <\/p>\n
DNA samples sent to the BCA lab matched an offender who was already in the agency's computer database. The victim then picked that offender from a photographic lineup. <\/p>\n
That man, 41-year-old Nathan Dwayne Jones, was charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree and one count of first degree burglary. <\/p>\n
Jones is currently being held in the Hennepin County Jail. <\/p>\n
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