RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A registered sex offender accused of hopping a fence and attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl inside McAuliffe Elementary School was arrested in Riverside, California, on Friday, police confirmed.
Logan Nighswonger, 32, is being held without bail on charges of attempted sex acts with a child under the age of 10 and being a registered sex offender on school grounds, Fox News reported.
Officers with the Riverside Police Department responded to the school at around 12:30 p.m. after receiving a report that a man jumped the school fence and entered the girls’ restroom. It was not immediately clear how the suspect entered the school, KTLA-TV reported.
“A campus supervisor observed this man, later identified as Logan Nighswonger, come out of the restroom and heard a girl crying inside,” police stated in a news release. “The campus supervisor followed Nighswonger as he jumped other fences to the parking lot and get inside a vehicle. He was then able to provide a detailed vehicle description and license plate as the suspect drove away.”
Alvord Unified School District Superintendent Allan Mucerino thanked law enforcement in a prepared statement for their “swift action in apprehending and removing this threat to our society.”
“Children should never experience a situation such as this, and it deeply saddens me that this incident occurred,” he added.