A 20-year-old man faces sexual assault and attempted kidnapping charges in connection with separate attacks on teenage girls last month in the Twin Cities, according to online court records.
According to a criminal complaint, both incidents occurred Sept. 28, with one happening in Ramsey in the afternoon and the other that night in Coon Rapids.
Law enforcement with the Ramsey Police Department responded to the area of Alpine Drive Northwest and Vicuna Street Northwest around 2:05 p.m. for a report that a male, later identified as Oliver Joseph Butcher, pursued and grabbed a 15-year-old girl, the court document said. She told investigators that Butcher approached her while driving a black Dodge SUV and asked for directions to the nearest Walmart.
The complaint said that after the girl gave directions to Butcher, he parked his vehicle and left it. She then became fearful and started running from him. According to the court document, he chased her and “bear-hugged” her from behind, picking her up off the ground…