HOPEWELL, Va. — Police have arrested Regenald Conwell, 21, of Hopewell in relation to a series of crimes committed between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, a person in the 200 block of East Broadway reported that the suspect forcibly grabbed their cell phone and fled in an unknown direction.
Police responded to a robbery in the same block around 12:21 a.m. According to police, the suspect entered a residence, assaulted the victim, and stole multiple personal items, including a cell phone. In the residence, officers also recovered the phone that had been stolen earlier.
About an hour later at 1:30 a.m., police responded to a larceny and sexual assault in the 1200 block of City Point Road. Police said the suspect entered a building, encountered the victim, and committed a sexual assault before stealing multiple items, including a cell phone.
Conwell has been arrested and charged with:
- Two counts of felony grand larceny
- Felony aggravated malicious wounding
- Felony robbery
- Misdemeanor sexual battery
- Misdemeanor indecent exposure
- Misdemeanor preventing the use of 911
Conwell is currently being held without bond at Riverside Regional Jail.
Anyone with information related to the crimes can contact the Hopewell Criminal Investigations Unit at (804) 541-2284.
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