The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Ark City man Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly attempted to assault a woman sexually, according to a news release from the ACPD over the weekend.
Yai Deng Godge Yai, 41, was arrested on one misdemeanor count each of suspicion of battery-domestic violence, criminal restraint, sexual battery and theft.
He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield on a bond of $6,000 through Cowley County District Court in Ark City.
Yai remained in custody at the time of this release.
Officers were dispatched about 3 p.m. Wednesday to the 1100 block of North Ninth Street for a report of an attempted sexual assault.
They contacted the victim, a 36-year-old woman from Grandview, Missouri. She reported that a male suspect known to her, later identified as Yai, had allegedly attacked her and taken her purse away.
The victim told police that Yai had solicited her for sex, but when she said no and tried to leave, he allegedly grabbed her purse and began to pull down her pants, tearing her clothing in the process.
The victim fought him off and was able to get away and call 911. Yai was located on foot several blocks away from where the altercation allegedly occurred and was taken into custody without incident.
