Traffic & Transit
BART Police Arrest Man On Suspicion Of Attempted Sexual Assault
The attempted assault was reported Oct. 6 when the victim said a man tried to force her into an elevator at the Walnut Creek BART station.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A Pittsburg man suspected of trying to force a woman into a BART elevator to sexually assault her earlier this month has been arrested, BART police said.
Richard McDowell, 34, was taken into custody on Saturday after a police sergeant spotted the suspect near the North Concord station, BART officials said.
The attempted assault was reported on Oct. 6, when McDowell and a 20-year-old woman both exited an SFO-bound train at BART's Walnut Creek station.
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McDowell allegedly tried to force the woman into an elevator, but she fought him off and escaped, according to BART police. The victim and McDowell didn't know each other.
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