Security Cameras Lead to Rapist’s Arrest
· By susandmarkle · Caught on Camera: Crime & Incidents
Updated July 6, 2018
A Cypress, Texas man accused of rape has been arrested and police can thank quality security cameras. The man is accused of raping a teenage girl in her home.
23-year-old Michael Chenault was arrested earlier this month when a Crime Stoppers tip came in to police. The tip said the suspect had been spotted in a specific area on a bicycle and according to officials was even wearing the same clothes he had worn during the incident. Undercover officers spotted and arrested the man.
According to the Houston Chronice, Chenault was wearing a hooded Texas A&M sweatshirt, jeans, and a baseball cap when he broke into the girl’s home in a local subdivision. He pulled a knife on the fifteen year old girl and assaulter her in her bedroom.
Before leaving the house, he stole a credit card along with a few other small items. The girl was able to give police a description of the man and in turn, police were able to get that description to the public. He was later spotted and caught on camera at a local Wal-mart, using the stolen credit card. Police were able to use the captured images to get more information about the man to the public.
Chenault was charged by the Harris County Sheriff’s office with burglary with intent to commit sexual assault and burglary of a habitation. The man’s criminal history goes back at least six years, with charges of car burglary and breaking into a home among others. He is currently being held without bail.
Thanks to the help of a good security camera, there is one less criminal on the streets.
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