Crime

MCPD: Suspect Wanted for Attempted Sexual Assault Arrested

Montgomery County Police has announced that the suspect wanted in an attempted sexual assault that occurred on April 23 in Silver Spring has been arrested.

Per the news release: 27-year-old Christopher Love was taken into custody on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Love is accused of entering the Second Avenue home of a Silver Spring woman on Tuesday, April 23, where he allegedly physically assaulted the victim and attempted to sexually assault her.

Love, who has no known address, was identified as a suspect, and located in the 11400 block of Lockwood Drive by detectives from the Repeat Offender Unit and the 1st and 3rd District Special Assignment Teams, where he was taken into custody.

He faces charges of attempted first-degree rape, home invasion, first and second-degree assault, and third-degree sex offense.

He is currently being held without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.