HOUSTON – A man has been arrested and charged in connection to two sexual assaults and apartment break-ins that have happened over the last three months, the Houston Police Department announced Wednesday.
Denzeill Sneed, 29, was arrested Wednesday in Acres Homes, less than two miles away from where the assaults occurred.
Sneed, who had recently gotten off parole in September for aggravated robbery and evading arrest, is now facing burglary and intent with intent to commit sexual assault for two attacks.
According to investigators, the first incident occurred on Aug. 14, while the most recent attack took place on Friday, Nov. 8.
When KPRC 2 covered the Nov. 8 incident, reporter Bryce Newberry spoke to someone who knew the victim of the attack.
She said the woman left her apartment briefly to take her child to a bus stop, and when she returned, the man police believe to be Sneed was inside. The woman said she thought Sneed had been watching her.
Investigators said Sneed was hiding behind the woman’s door and assaulted her before leaving about an hour later.
During the HPD briefing on Wednesday, investigators said they originally believed Sneed was behind three more attacks in the neighborhood in October, but they now believe there may be a second suspect on the loose.
“Since we released surveillance video and photo in these incidents last Friday, we have uncovered evidence with the assistance of our partners at the FBI pointing to the likelihood of a second suspect in the three incidents that occurred in October,” HPD commander Elizabeth Lorenzana said during the news conference.
All of the victims in the five total assaults are Hispanic women. Still, Lorenzana said they are not sure if the suspects are targeting the Latino community but is looking into that as a possibility.
Anyone with information about the second suspect or is a victim of Sneed’s attacks, if asked to contact HPD’s Special Victims Department at 713-308-1180.