TEMPE – Through around-the-clock efforts of Tempe Police Department detectives, a suspect, Mach Kim, has been arrested in connection with a kidnapping and sexual assault that occurred in the early morning hours of October 31, 2026.
According to the Tempe Police Department, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a man reportedly approached a woman in the area of Dorsey Lane and 8th Street. The suspect allegedly forced the woman into his SUV at gunpoint and drove her to an unknown location, where the sexual assault occurred. The suspect later dropped the victim off near McClintock and University Drives.
Following an extensive investigation, detectives identified Mach Kim as the suspect involved in the incident. With the assistance of our Real Time Operations Center (RTOC), investigators were able to identify and locate a vehicle believed to be connected to the crime, described as a newer-model white Dodge Ram.
On November 5, 2026, detectives took Kim into custody. Following the arrest, search warrants were executed at the suspect’s SUV and home, where investigators located evidence believed to be associated with the crime.
Kim was booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault, kidnapping, sexual assault, and sexual abuse.
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