SIERRA VISTA – Sierra Vista Police arrested Michael Melchor on charges including kidnapping, sexual assault, and weapons misconduct after a relative of his victim read her cry for help on social media.
On Saturday morning, the Sierra Vista Police Department (SVPD) Tactical Unit responded to the 700 block of Little Bear Drive at about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, when a 911 caller reported a relative had sent out a social media message requesting “help” the previous evening.
After a short standoff, the SVPD Tactical Unit arrested the 39-year-old Melchor.
According to SVPD, detectives conducted a search warrant at the residence that same day and retrieved evidence to support charges against Melchor. Melchor was also the subject of a previously issued court order prohibiting him from having any contact with the victim in this case.
Melchor was booked into the Cochise County Jail and is being held on a $25,000 bond.