Windsor Star

Suspect wanted for sexual assault of minor arrested in Brantford

- JULIE KOTSIS jkotsis@postmedia.com twitter.com/kotsisstar

A 24-year-old man wanted in connection to the sexual assault of a minor in Windsor was arrested in Brantford, Ont.

Carlos Leon was wanted by Windsor police after officers with the major crimes unit launched an investigat­ion earlier this month after receiving informatio­n of an alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 16.

An arrest warrant was issued as police searched for the suspect.

Leon was returned to Windsor late Tuesday night.

He faces charges of sexual assault, sexual interferen­ce, failure to comply with a release order and breach of probation.

Police said Leon has previous conviction­s for sexual offences.

In other police news, two people are facing drug and weapon charges following a traffic stop by Windsor police.

Officers with the problem-oriented policing unit stopped a vehicle Monday in the 1600 block of Church Street and arrested two individual­s for alleged breach of release orders.

During a search of the vehicle, police said they found 28.6 grams of crystal methamphet­amine, 7.6 grams of crack cocaine, a handheld taser, two digital scales and $3,800 in cash.

A 48-year-old man was charged with possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, two counts of possession — one for the crystal methamphet­amine and one for crack cocaine — for the purpose of traffickin­g and failure to comply with a release order.

A 34-year-old woman was charged for possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, possession of crack cocaine for the purpose of traffickin­g and failure to comply with a release order.

If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, call Victim Services Windsor Essex County at 519-723-2711 or the victim assistance unit at Windsor Police Service at 519-255-6700, ext. 4879.

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