CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man has been arrested for a sexual assault that is alleged to have happened over the weekend.
Dustin Silas Lewis, 42, was arrested on Sunday morning for rape by force, sexual penetration by force and false imprisonment with violence, according to Lake County Jail booking records.
Clearlake Police officers were notified at 2 a.m. Sunday of a sexual assault that had happened in the city earlier in the evening, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett.
Bennett said Det. Tomas Riley responded and continued the investigation.
Information was developed, and a search warrant was obtained and signed by a Lake County Superior Court judge, Bennett said.
Evidence from that search warrant – as well as statements that were obtained – resulted in Lewis' arrest, Bennett said.
Bennett said not offer additional details about the alleged sexual assault or what led to it.
Lewis was booked into Lake County Jail, with bail set at $100,000.
He remained in custody early Tuesday, and is scheduled for a Tuesday court date, according to his booking sheet.
The investigation into the incident is continuing and any person with further information on this incident is encouraged to contact Det. Tomas Riley at 707-994-8251, Extension 315.