Jefferson City police arrest man wanted for raping child

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Police Department announced on Tuesday evening that it arrested a man who was wanted for sexually assaulting a child last week.

Augustus Armstead Jr., 37, was charged on Friday with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A mugshot was not immediately available on Tuesday evening. No bond was set and a court date has not been scheduled.

Court records also show a failure-to-appear warrant was issued on Monday for Armstead in another Cole County case where he is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of tampering with a witness and a count of misdemeanor third-degree kidnapping.

Police wrote in the release that they were assisted by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office while detaining Armstead at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday in Linn, Missouri.

Court documents in previous reporting say the victim’s father found Armstead with the victim in the victim’s room on Thursday.

Armstead allegedly asked the victim to record the intercourse and the victim gave the recording to police, the statement says.