SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST VS

A SANTA CRUZ RESIDENT WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES. 31-YEAR-OLD RON PACKARD ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT A 20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ON RIVERSIDE AVENUE. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN THE 500 BLOCK AT AROUND 9 A.M. TUESDAY. THE WOMAN SAID SHE WAS ABLE TO FIGHT OFF THE SUSPECT AND RUN INTO A BUSINESS UNTIL OFFICERS ARRIVED. AS THEY INVESTIGATED OFFICERS GAINED ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ARREST PACKARD. THE VICTIM WAS NOT INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.