{"id":52211,"date":"2020-08-11T17:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T23:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sex-assault-at-durango-motel\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T23:04:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T23:04:44","slug":"man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sex-assault-at-durango-motel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-sex-assault-at-durango-motel\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested on suspicion of sex assault at Durango motel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman last weekend at a Durango motel.<\/p>\n

The Durango Police Department posted to social media<\/a> that officers received a suspicious 911 call around 2:20 a.m. Saturday and responded to the Super 8 Motel at 20 Stewart St. in Bodo Industrial Park.<\/p>\n

Attempts to reach Cmdr. Ray Shupe were unsuccessful Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Once officers arrived, they spotted a man and a woman emerge from behind the building. The woman appeared scared and reserved, Durango police said, and the man refused to speak to officers.<\/p>\n

The man, later identified as Israel Estrada of Dallas, entered a hotel room and officers were unable to follow him inside. But once Estrada was gone, the woman started to speak with officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe revealed that Estrada forcibly raped her,\u201d Durango police said.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, Durango police said, it was the woman who made the 911 during the incident, which triggered the police response.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim had a cellphone in her possession during the rape and was able to make the call,\u201d according to the police social media post.<\/p>\n

Additional officers arrived at the motel and attempted to make contact with occupants in the room where a disturbance reportedly occurred. Two men inside the room said they were the only ones in the room, Durango police said.<\/p>\n

Officers, believing Estrada entered the room and did not exit, conducted a consensual search and found Estrada hiding under a pile of blankets.<\/p>\n

Estrada was initially arrested on suspicion of sex assault, a Class 3 felony. Throughout the incident, however, he gave false names, and was charged with criminal impersonation, a Class 6 felony.<\/p>\n

Durango police said Estrada\u2019s last known address is in Dallas, but that he was working on a construction job at the Tamarin Square Apartments in Durango. It is unclear how long he has been living in Durango.<\/p>\n

After he was correctly identified, it was discovered he had outstanding felony warrants from Texas, and had previous convictions on charges of armed robbery and sex assault.<\/p>\n

The woman, Durango police said, is 34 years old and from Albuquerque. Investigators say she and Estrada were \u201conly briefly acquainted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough her courage and resourcefulness, she was able to summon help and assist police in bringing her attacker to justice,\u201d Durango police posted.<\/p>\n

Estrada was taken to the La Plata County Jail. It was unclear Tuesday whether he posted bail. He has a court hearing scheduled for Thursday.<\/p>\n

jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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