Attempted rape at Fairfield Amtrak station under investigation
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BERKELEY, Calif. - An attempted rape occurred at an Amtrak station in Fairfield on Tuesday, according to police.
Solano News Net first reported the assault taking place at the Fairfield-Vacaville station in Fairfield.
A spokesperson for the Fairfield Police Department said officers were called to the station around 11:19 a.m. about a woman in distress. Officials said a sexual assault was in progress when a school resource officer from a nearby school intervened and chased the suspect, catching him near the train station tunnel.
"We can confirm the incident did not occur on board a train, although it did occur at the station," the police department said.
The suspect, 53-year-old Terrance Royston Sr. was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail on sexual assault charges.
The victim and her husband were also attacked by Royston and transported to a local hospital, police said.
Before the incident, Royston had tried to rob a passenger exiting a train.