Police in Willimantic have arrested a man wanted on sexual assault charges in New Jersey who has been on the run for 18 months.
Jermaine Torres, 25, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, was arrested in Willimantic around 1:15 p.m. Jan. 23 and members of the U.S. Marshal Service tracked him to the city, according to police.
Torres was charged as a fugitive from justice and with criminal attempt at sexual assault, showing obscene material to a minor and endangering child welfare.
He's being held on $150,000 bond at Willimantic Police Headquarters and is due in Danielson Superior Court on Monday.
