The Azusa Police Department has arrested a man who allegedly assaulted and kidnapped a woman from a Citrus College parking lot.
At 6 p.m. Sept. 6, the suspect, 32-year-old Chima Njoku of View Park, who is not affiliated with Citrus, approached the woman’s car while she was driving and asked about the weather, the Azusa Police Department said in a press release.
When the driver was checking her phone, Njoku, who also goes by Jake Crawford, entered her vehicle without permission, Citrus College Campus Safety said in a Timely Warning, which campus officials are required to issue when a crime covered by the Clery Act occurs.
When the woman asked him to leave her car, he refused and asked for a ride to Azusa Pacific University, the Azusa Police Department said.
When they arrived in the APU parking lot off Alosta Avenue, she asked Njoku to get out of the vehicle. He proceeded to physically assault her and then attempted to sexually assault her, the Azusa Police Department said.
After injuring her, Njoku fled on foot but was arrested by the Azusa Police Department in the 300 block of Calera Avenue after attempting to hide under a vehicle, the Azusa Police Department said.
Before he was arrested, he attempted to assault responding officers, Campus Safety said.
Campus Safety’s alert said, Njoku’s charges include:
- Kidnapping
- False imprisonment
- Attempted rape by means of force or violence
- Resisting an officer by use of force or violence
Citrus College Campus Safety urged anyone who witnessed unusual or suspicious activity to contact the one of the following: Citrus College Department of Campus Safety at 626-914-8611, Glendora Police Department at 626-914-8250, Azusa Police Department at 626-812-3200, or APU Campus Safety at 626-815-3898.
