Man in custody after attempted rape at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, police say

Several students and campus security officers intervened after hearing a scream, according to reports.

March 4, 2018 at 4:13AM

A man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to rape a woman at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis police said.

Police said they responded to a call about unknown trouble at the college around 1 p.m. Friday.

While en route, city officers were informed that campus officers had apprehended a man who had attempted to sexually assault a woman in a bathroom. When the victim screamed, several students and campus security officers intervened, according to preliminary police reports.

The man was taken into custody by the Minneapolis police and booked into the Hennepin County jail.

Charges are pending, police spokesman John Elder said.

about the writer

about the writer

Dee DePass

Reporter

Dee DePass is an award-winning business reporter covering Minnesota small businesses for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She previously covered commercial real estate, manufacturing, the economy, workplace issues and banking.

See Moreicon

More from No Section

See More
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Melissa Golden/The New York Times

It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.