A man near Lake Tahoe, just couldn’t prevent himself from breaking and entering into a condo-style resort, to fondle several feet of women while they slept in the middle of the night.
The suspect was identified as Mark Anthony Gonzales, 26, and was arrested at his home in Atwater, California by the Douglas County Police Department.
The incidents had taken place during the Fourth of July weekend while several visitors were staying at the resort condominiums in Stateliness, Nevada.
According to authorities, “During the early morning hours between July 1-3, 2023, an adult male entered two Stateline resort condominiums by opening unlocked screen doors. Once inside, he positioned himself at the foot of the bed and rubbed the feet of two separate adult females. Each female awoke from their sleep as the subject was rubbing their feet. Once awake the females confronted the male subject and he fled the scene.”
The two women’s rooms were on the ground floor and at the time of the incident police advised the public to secure their exterior doors.
The DCSO (Douglas County Police Department) was able to identify Gonzales using forensic techniques.
Gonzales was booked into the Merced County Jail on two counts of burglary and two counts of battery. He will be held on a fugitive warrant with $50,000 bail until he is extradited back to Douglas County, Nevada.
“I am extremely pleased that my Investigators were able to identify, locate, and arrest this individual,” Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley said in the release. “These types of crimes are especially alarming to a community, and being able to make an arrest allows the victims and community to feel safe again.”
Investigators with the DSCO said Gonzales was known to local authorities in the Merced County area and was the suspect of numerous crimes, including “the theft of women’s shoes, trespassing, and sexual self-gratification during some of these incidents.”
Authorities say it appeared Gonzales’ alleged crimes were escalating in nature.
