Crime & Safety
Roswell Man Charged With Sexual Battery On Teen Jogger
Police say the juvenile was running along Deerfield Parkway when the suspect allegedly touched her in an inappropriate manner.
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Milton, GA -- The Milton Police Department has arrested a Roswell resident accused of inappropriately groping a teen while she was exercising.
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Investigators have arrested and charged Roswell resident Edgar Ulysses Mancilla, 24, with two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery in connection to the incident.
The juvenile told Milton police she was running on Saturday, Feb. 13 in the 13000 block of Deerfield Parkway when a man “inappropriately touched her” during her jog.
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The incident was reported to Milton police, and investigators began to work the case. Detectives coordinated with their counterparts with the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety and were able to identify a suspect who police say was involved in a similar assault a week earlier.
During interviews with both victims, detectives were able to confirm the identity of Mancilla. Mancilla was taken into custody on Wednesday, and Milton police say he confessed to both crimes.
Fulton County Jail records show Mancilla remains held on a $13,000 bond.
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