Police: Suspect sought in sexual assault at Boulder Highway hotel

By Kailyn Brown

Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 | 3:06 p.m.

Metro Police say they are looking for a suspect in the sexual assault of an employee at a Boulder Highway hotel on Saturday.

Officers were dispatched about 4:30 p.m. to Boulder Station in the 4100 block of Boulder Highway to investigate a report of a person who had been battered and sexually assaulted in a hotel room, police said. The victim was taken to University Medical Center, police said.

A hotel worker was in one of the rooms when a man entered the room, battered and committed a sexual offense against the victim, police said. The suspect left when another employee came to the door, police said.

The suspect was about 25 to 30 years old with a medium build and was wearing a red and black baseball cap, a red and black striped shirt and gray shorts with green patches on the inside of the legs, police said.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact Metro’s sexual assault section at 702-828-4389 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at crimestoppersofnv.com. Tips leading to an arrest or indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may be eligible for a cash reward.