CALIFORNIA — Over the course of the last couple years, the victim had been involved in several online relationships using social media as a meeting point. On the evening of March 28, 2016, the victim made arrangements to meet a friend she had been chatting with on social media. Since this was the first meeting, the victim arranged to meet Reggie Glass at a public park in the City of Moorpark. While the victim was waiting for her “friend” to arrive, Glass approached her wearing a beanie pulled down near his eyes and had also covered the rest of his face. Glass forced the victim back into her vehicle and told the victim he was going to sexually assault her.
The victim struggled with Glass and yelled for help while attempting to leave her car. A concerned citizen saw the victim struggling with Glass and approached the victim’s car. Glass saw the witness and got out of the car and started walking away. The victim flagged down Moorpark Police Department Volunteers in Policing (VIP) Unit that happened to be patrolling the area. The victim described what had just happened to the VIP’s who in turn requested patrol deputies to respond. While waiting for the patrol deputies to arrive, the VIP’s watched Glass as he walked away from the area and directed the responding deputies to his location. Glass saw the deputies and fled the scene. Deputies gave chase, caught and arrested Glass a few blocks away.
After a thorough investigation, Glass was arrested for 209 PC – Kidnap With Intent to Rape, 664/261 PC – Attempt Rape, 236 PC – False Imprisonment, and 148(a)(1) PC – Resisting arrest. Glass was booked into the East County Sheriff’s Station jail on $250,000 bail. He is scheduled for arraignment in Ventura County Superior Court on March 30, 2016 at 1:30 PM.
