ROCKFORD (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman while holding her hostage for nearly seven hours Friday inside a credit union in Rockford.
Nicholas August, 39, is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault as well as armed robbery and aggravated unlawful restraint, according to a statement from Rockford police.
The woman was taken to a hospital for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said. During the follow-up investigation, detectives and FBI agents learned August sexually assaulted her during the standoff.
August, who lives in Rockford, was taken to the Winnebago County Jail, where he is being held on $2 million bail, police said. He was also wanted on warrants for domestic battery and probation violation.
He was booked into the jail at 2:19 a.m. Saturday and is awaiting an arraignment hearing, according to Winnebago County sheriff’s office inmate records.