Long Beach police arrest suspect wanted for sexually assaulting minor
Good Samaritans in Long Beach performed a citizens arrest on a man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Long Beach.
Early Sunday morning, the Long Beach Police Department responded to the 600 block of Long Beach Boulevard about a report of a minor being assaulted by an adult male.
The suspect attempted to rape a girl at a Denny's restaurant in downtown Long Beach, according to the Long Beach Post.
Authorities determined that the suspect, 33-year-old Jimmie Kirkwood, had been detained by citizens at the scene. Police officers discovered that the suspect had a stab wound on his chest and he was taken to a hospital. It's unclear how he got that wound.
Kirkwood was booked for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, assault with the intention to commit rape, and false imprisonment, according to Long Beach PD.
