A 70-year-old Tucson man wanted in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in April has been arrested, police said.
David Manuel Samaniego Sr. was apprehended by state police in Puerto Peñasco who contacted local authorities on Thursday, Tucson police said Friday in a news release.
He was turned over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Lukeville and then booked into the Pima County in Ajo, the release said.
The girl was riding a Sun Tran bus on April 1, when she was approached by an older man who convinced her to go to his home in midtown. There, the girl told police she ingested an unknown substance and lost consciousness.
When she awoke hours later, the teen was surrounded by the man from the bus and other men she didn’t know, some of whom allegedly assaulted her, police have said.
She was eventually able to grab her things and leave the home. She reported the assault the following day and detectives were able to use bus footage to confirm her story and locate the residence where she was taken, police have said.
Samaniego's 50-year-old son, David Manuel Samaniego Jr., was arrested in the case in July.
