By Kristina Davis | San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO — A man who was arrested and charged in an attack on a woman in Linda Vista last month has been released from jail after his alibi was verified by police, authorities said Wednesday.
Mulugeta Hagos, 24, told investigators he was at his job as a security guard for Kaiser Permanente when the attack took place about 6:15 a.m. April 18, said San Diego sex crimes Lt. Rick O’Hanlon.
He was released from jail Monday night, pending further investigation, O’Hanlon said.
The 38-year-old woman was walking toward a bus bench on Linda Vista Road near Fulton Street when a man got out of a nearby car. The attacker grabbed her from behind, aimed a pistol at her head and tried to force her into the vehicle, police spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz said at the time.
When the woman fought back, the attacker struck her at least once on the head with the gun, Muñoz said. The gun went off during the struggle, but the woman was not hit by gunfire.
Investigators declined to say what led them to arrest Hagos on April 22. He was booked into jail on suspicion of attempted sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping for sexual assault.
“We verified his alibi, but the investigation is still open and no one has been eliminated as a suspect yet,” O’Hanlon said.
Hagos, an immigrant from Ethiopia, could not be reached for comment Wednesday morning.