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Denver Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested In Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS4) - Federal agents surrounded a Portland home Thursday afternoon and took Jerome Lekendric Lucas into custody on a warrant out of Denver.

Lucas, 34, was named two weeks ago by the Denver Police Department as the suspect in a March 24 home break-in, kidnapping and sexual assault of a female resident near the intersection of Mississippi Avenue and South Monaco Parkway.

Police then issued a warrant for Lucas's arrest and offered $5,000 for information leading to his arrest.

DPD Sex Assault Suspect (Jerome Lekendrick Lucas, from Multnomah (Ore.) Detention Center)
Jerome Lucas (credit: Multonmah, Ore., Detention Center)

Thursday, members of the U.S. Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force located Lucas at a Portland residence. He taken into custody without incident with the help of a Portland Police task force.

There was no immediate indication when Lucas might be extradited to appear in Denver court.

The Denver Police Department confirmed a Colorado tip led police to Lucas's location.

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