Man accused of sexually assaulting woman, pointing gun at cop in Sedalia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man was arrested in Sedalia after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and pointed a gun at a police officer.

The City of Sedalia shared in a social media post on Monday afternoon that police arrested Sam Newl, 24, on suspicion of first-degree assault, attempted rape with a weapon, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sodomy, second-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Charges were not filed on Casenet on Monday evening and a mugshot was not immediately available. He was brought to the Pettis County Jail and put on a 24-hour hold, the post says.

The post says a woman flagged down police at 2:20 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of West Broadway Boulevard. She allegedly told police that she was pinned and sexually assaulted by a man who may have had a knife, the post says. She was able to run away and find police, the post says.

The city wrote that police found Newl in the area, he ran away and a chase occurred. Police found him “behind an obstruction” while he was holding a gun and walked toward an officer, the post says. He eventually put down the gun after officers told him to, the post says.