THUNDER BAY -- A 25-year-old man has been arrested in conjunction with a violent Oct. 23 sexual assault.
Police on Monday said they took the suspect into custody on without incident from a north side residence last Friday evening.
James Okane was charged with aggravated sexual assault, overcoming resistance (choking), uttering threats to kill and forcible confinement.
Police said the alleged assault occurrred in the early morning hours on North Cumberland Street.
According to police the female victim was walking in the 300 block of North Cumberland Street at River Street near Egan Street at about 4:40 a.m. when a man grabbed her, the attack lasting about a half an hour.
At this point the woman flagged down a passing motorist who called police.
The woman was taken to hospital for treatment and later released.
Okane was remanded to the Thunder Bay District Jail.
He appeared in court by way of video on Saturday, and was back in court on Monday.
This investigation is ongoing.
