Lethbridge police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection to a sexual assault last year, saying DNA evidence was used to lay charges.
Though police searched the area afterward, they weren't able to find the woman's attacker.
Police released a picture of the suspect's side profile in an effort to identify him, then, in October 2022, released a composite sketch as well. "Within days of the release of the composite drawing multiple members of the public contacted police to identify the suspect," police said in a Thursday news release.
Police were able to obtain the suspect's DNA from a cigarette butt discarded at the scene, saying it was a match for the person the public had identified.Russell Galutan Artates, 25, is charged with one count of sexual assault.
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