U of M sexual assault suspect in custody, WPS say – Winnipeg [Video]

Winnipeg Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a sexual assault that took place early Friday morning at a University of Manitoba residence.

46-year-old Garry Junior Edwards was apprehended in 1800 block of Pembina Highway around 11 p.m. Friday. He is charged with sexual assault, robbery, overcome resistance by attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle another person, and a number of break and enter charges.

Edwards is alleged to have broken into a secured area at the Arthur V. Mauro student residence on Dafoe Road within the U of M campus. He entered a female student’s room and assaulted her. Police say she was injured but is in stable condition.

At a news conference Friday, WPS released images of the suspect from surveillance footage and called on the public for help in identifying and finding him.

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