SANTA MONICA (CNS) – An 18-year-old Los Angeles man was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman in broad daylight on the beach in Santa Monica.
Dartanyan Montgomery was arrested soon after the alleged attack around noon on Friday, according to police and sheriff’s jail records.
The woman said she was in the 1600 block of the oceanfront when Montgomery approached and assaulted her, attempting to sexually assault her as well, police said.
She escaped, alerted lifeguards and officers located and arrested Montgomery at 12:48 p.m. Friday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail records.
The woman was not seriously injured and declined treatment, authorities said.
A Santa Monica Police Department spokesman said both the alleged victim and Montgomery are homeless.
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