A MORGAN HILL MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED LAST SATURDAY MORNING AT THE SANTA CRUZ METRO CENTER. 21 YEAR-OLD KIVET MENDOZA IS SUSPECTED OF SEXUAL BATTERY AFTER HE HELD A WOMAN AGAINST A BUILDING AND TRIED TO TOUCH HER INAPPROPRIATELY. WHEN A SECURITY GUARD STEPPED IN TO ASSIST THE WOMAN, MENDOZA TURNED ON THE GUARD AND THREATENED TO STAB HIM.
MENDOZA FACES POSSIBLE CHARGES OF SEXUAL BATTERY, MAKING CRIMINAL THREATS, AND ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
