Overview
- Prosecutors filed a first-degree criminal sexual conduct charge Friday against Tristen Alan Leritz, 21.
- Deputies arrested Leritz around 11 a.m. Thursday on the 5100 block of Mead Road in White Bear Township after tips and BCA lab work pointed to him.
- Charging documents say the BCA matched DNA collected at the hospital to Leritz, and the sheriff's office reports he confessed during an interview.
- Investigators executed a post-arrest search warrant that yielded additional evidence, and Leritz remains in the Ramsey County Jail awaiting a Monday court appearance.
- Court records place the assault on Tuesday evening near Centerville Road and Pond View in Vadnais Heights; the victim sought help at a nearby home and was hospitalized.