Suspected rapist caught ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Harris County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit, in collaboration with the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force and the Houston Police Department, arrested a suspect Wednesday wanted in the sexual assault of a teenager in northwest Harris County.

On Saturday, February 27, Harris County Sheriff's deputies responded to an aggravated sexual assault call in the Longwood subdivision in northwest Harris County. The victim, a 15-year-old female, reported that around 4am a male forced his way into her house and sexually assaulted her at knife point. The suspect's image was captured a short time later on a surveillance camera at the WalMart, located at 22605 Tomball Parkway, using a credit card reportedly stolen from the victim's residence.
With the use of the surveillance video, Crime Stoppers tips, and a suspect sketch created with the assistance of the victim, the suspect was identified as 23-year-old Michael Alexander Chenault of Cypress, Texas. He is currently in the Harris County Jail with no bond and facing charges of burglary with intent to commit sexual assault and burglary of a habitation.
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CYPRESS, TX (KTRK) -- Authorities are looking for a suspect who broke into a home and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

Around 4am Saturday, a white or Hispanic male forced his way into a house in the Longwood Subdivision in Cypress. He entered the bedroom of a 15-year-old girl and produced a large knife. After the sexual assault but before he left the house, he stole some personal property including a credit card. The man was captured a short time later on a surveillance camera at the Wal-Mart located at 22605 Tomball Parkway using the stolen credit card.

The suspect is described as an 18 to 25 year old white or Hispanic male. He is around 5'8" to 5'10" tall and weighs between 150 to 175 pounds. He has a slender but muscular build. At the time he was wearing a gray Texas A&M hooded sweatshirt with blue jeans. He also had on a maroon Texas A&M baseball hat. He is possibly driving a dark colored small to midsized four door car.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for any information called in to the 713-222-8477 (TIPS) hotline or submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org that leads to the identification, arrest and/or charging of the suspect in this case. Tips can also be sent by text message -- Text TIP610 plus your tip to CRIMES (274637). All tipsters remain anonymous.