Ypsilanti police arrest 'person of interest' in sexual assault, break-in

A 22-year-old Eastern Michigan University student told police she awoke at 10:30 a.m. to find a stranger in her residence in the 600 block of West Cross Street. The woman said the man sexually assaulted her at knifepoint, police said.

Officers arrested a man in the area on unrelated charges, and he's being questioned in the incident, police said. The man will remain in custody as the investigation continues, according to a police press release.

The attacker was described as black, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, in his late 20s or early 30s. He was wearing a white tank top and white T-shirt.

Anyone with information can call Ypsilanti police at 734-483-9510.