Suspect Arrested For Attempted Sexual Assault In Davis

DAVIS, CA — A Sacramento man was arrested Monday, accused in an attempted sexual assault earlier this month of a female in Davis, who managed to talk her way out of the attack, according to authorities.

On Aug. 3, a woman reported she was walking at about 11:30 p.m. along a greenbelt, near the 1600 block of Drew Circle, when she was grabbed from behind and dragged to the ground by a man, later identified as Jose Trinidad Perez Meza, 36, the Davis Police Department said.

The suspect allegedly took her phone, threatened to shoot her and then attempted to sexually assault the victim, "however she was able to negotiate with him, and he stopped his attack," police said.

The woman was not injured in the incident, and officers were unable to locate a suspect at the time, police said, adding, "After an extensive investigation, officers identified the suspect as 36-year -old Jose Trinidad Perez Meza."

Perez Meza was arrested at his house and booked at the Yolo County Jail in Woodland.

A follow-up warrant search was made of the man's residence on the 7000 block of Teekay Way in Sacramento. Detectives said their investigation leads them to believe there are additional, unreported assault victims of Perez Meza's. Anyone with information, or who may be a victim, can call Davis police at (530) 747-5400.

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