Crime & Safety

Sexual Assault at Mount Pleasant Motel

Police say they have a suspect in custody for allegedly assaulting a woman.

Mount Pleasant Police were called to the Knights Inn early Wednesday morning for a report of a sexual assault.

According to a written release from MPPD, when officers arrived, they found a young woman who said her friend sexually assaulted her in a room at the motel.

South Shore Rescue responded to the scene and transported the victim to Wheaton Franciscan St. Mary's. She was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.

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Officers took a male party into custody and booked him for sexual assault at the Mount Pleasant Police Department.

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