South San Francisco Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault, Attempted Murder

A South San Francisco man was arrested Thursday in connection with a sexual assault in Pacifica.

Alberto Umali, 19, was arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual assault, penetration with a foreign object, false imprisonment, attempted murder, assault on a domestic partner, resisting arrest and assault on an officer, police said.

Officers from the Pacifica Police Department responded at 1:30 p.m. to the area of Gypsy Hill Road on a report a woman had been seen screaming and running from a vehicle.

An arriving officer heard a woman scream, located the victim and determined she had been the victim of a sexual assault, police said. The officer saw a man running down a nearby wooded hillside and pursued the suspect, later identified as Umali, until other officers arrived on the scene.

Officers chased Umali and were able to take him into custody after a brief struggle, police said.

Police said the suspect assaulted an officer and tried to take his firearm during the struggle.

--Bay City News