Local police on Wednesday made an arrest in a sexual assault case dating back to July.
Chapel Hill police had been looking for 26-year-old David Michael Edwards, Jr., for several weeks. On September 29, they issued a warrant for his arrest on a charge of second-degree rape.
Wednesday at 6:00 pm, authorities finally caught up with Edwards coming out of a building at 300 East Main Street in Carrboro. He was taken into custody without incident; he’s currently being held in Orange County Jail.
The reported assault took place on July 11, downtown near 100 East Franklin Street. The female victim was transported to UNC Hospitals.
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