A man arrested after holding a woman hostage for hours at an Illinois credit union has been identified, police said
The suspect, Nicholas James August, 38, faces charges of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated unlawful restraint, according to a Rockford Police Department statement. Nicholas James August was arrested Friday after a standoff with police. August allegedly sexually assaulted the 39-year-old woman during the hours-long standoff, police said in a statement.
Read MoreHostage negotiators convinced August to surrender shortly before 9 p.m., police said. The hostage, a bank employee, was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.Rockford Police Chief Dan O'Shea told reporters Friday that police believed August did not know the bank employee before the incident.August has outstanding arrest warrants for aggravated domestic battery and a probation violation in neighboring Boone County, police said.
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