22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of luring woman into truck in Ventura and sexually assaulting him

A 22-year-old man suspected of sexual assault was arrested last week for luring two women into his truck in Ventura.

Eliel Mejia was arrested on September 30th. This comes a day after he said a woman approached him and lured him into his truck at Plaza Park, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Tuesday.

The victim said Mejia pretended to smoke marijuana and put her in his truck, and said he remembered he had two pit bull dogs.

Mejia is then believed to have taken his victim to a dead end on a dirt road in an unincorporated area north of Ventura, where he allegedly threatened and assaulted her with the intent of committing sexual assault. said the news release.

“Mejia strangled, tasted, and threatened to kill the victim while he held the knife,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The victim was able to escape and contacted California Highway Patrol officers.

An earlier incident occurred on September 13, when delegates were prompted to respond to the 300 block of Hillmont Road in Ventura.

The woman in the incident said she was standing outside a liquor store on Ventura Boulevard when Mejia lured her into a truck.

The victim also described Mejia as having two pitbull dogs.

Mejia drove the victim to an orchard in an unincorporated area east of Ventura, where he “forced and sexually assaulted him,” the sheriff’s office said.

Investigators determined that the two cases involved the same suspect and arrested Mejia in the city of Santa Paula.

During the arrest, authorities said Mejia was in possession of a stun gun believed to have been used in the second assault.

More evidence is said to have been found during the search of Mejia’s house and car.

According to the sheriff’s office, Mejia is expected to face multiple charges, including sexual assault, assault with a lethal weapon, and criminal threats.

He was being held on $500,000 bail.

Mejia is scheduled to appear in court on October 4 in Ventura County Superior Court.

The sheriff’s office has released images of Mejia because it believes there may be additional victims.

Mejia’s truck was described as a white 1997 Dodge Ram Extended Cab with California license plate number 84058H1.

If you have information about Mejia, please contact Detective DeLaCerda at 805-384-4724.

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