NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven police said they arrested a man on Oct. 11 after one woman was assaulted while jogging in 2023 and another was sexually assaulted in 2018.
From the 2023 case, Crisleonel Cruzado, 25, of New Haven is facing charges of unlawful restraint in the first degree, assault in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree and breach of peace in the second degree.
He is is additionally facing a charge of aggravated sexual assault in the first degree from the 2018 case.
Cruzado is being held on two $250,000 bonds and will be arraigned on Oct. 15.
On Oct. 12, 2023 at 6:16 a.m., New Haven police said they received a report about a 38-year-old woman who had been jogging in the area of Yale Avenue and Edgewood Avenue when a man approached her and showed a gun.
The man attempted to force her into a nearby wooded area and hit her in the face, police said. The woman was able to escape and return home. An American Medical Rescue crew treated her for her injuries in the struggle.
Patrol K-9 officers searched for the suspect who allegedly ran into Edgewood Park but did not locate him, according to police. Detectives canvassed the area and spoke with witnesses at the scene.
Det. Samantha Romano, who investigated the case, obtained an arrest warrant for Cruzado before police found and arrested him on Oct. 11.
Romano's investigation also implicated Cruzado in a sexual assault cold case from December 2018, involving a man armed with a knife who assaulted a woman in the area of Chapel Street and Yale Avenue, police said.
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