COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has made an arrest in an alleged sexual assault case from earlier this July.
At around 1:00 a.m. on July 8, CSPD officers were sent to Quail Lake Park after receiving reports of a kidnapping.
After the initial investigation, police found the victim at a business near Geyser Drive and East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard.
Further investigation revealed that the woman had been returning to her car when a man forced her into his truck and drove her approximately two miles away.
CSPD provided a sketch of the alleged suspect.
Detectives in the CSPD Real Time Crime Center were able to track the pictures of the pickup truck to an individual with ties to Fort Carson.
The Colorado Springs Police Department has confirmed Caden Meade, 19, is an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Carson. News5 has reached out to the Fort Carson Public Information Office for more and is awaiting a response.
On Wednesday, July 16, CSPD worked closely with the Fort Carson Army Criminal Investigation Division. Meade was charged with the following:
- first degree kidnapping
- sexual assault
- felony menacing
This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact CSPD at (719)444-7000.
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