PHOENIX — A Valley man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in central Phoenix.
Angel Michael Ventura-Marquez, 23, is facing charges of sexual assault, kidnapping, and drug possession after a woman accused him of assaulting her in a wash area near 11th Street and Hatcher Road, court records show.
Detectives later recognized Ventura-Marquez at a nearby business based on the physical description given by the victim.
The woman then positively picked Ventura-Marquez from a photo lineup as the man who allegedly attacked her, court records show.
Ventura-Marquez was allegedly found in possession of narcotics at the time of his arrest on Saturday.
Public records show the suspect had been released from the Arizona Department of Corrections a few months before the assault.
Ventura-Marquez's criminal history involves various drug offenses, court records show.
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