Overview
- An 8-year-old girl was approached while riding her bike on Rosemary Lane and was allegedly asked to go into nearby woods for “a surprise,” with the encounter occurring on May 27.
- The girl’s father confronted the man, who fled the scene on a Segway-type vehicle after being questioned.
- Michigan State Police issued a be-on-the-lookout alert, investigators canvassed for surveillance and tips, and authorities arrested 20-year-old Ryan Josue Rojas of Herriman, Utah the day after the incident.
- Rojas was arraigned in 53rd District Court on one count of accosting a minor for immoral purposes and was ordered held on $250,000 cash or surety bond with a GPS tether and no contact with anyone under 18.
- Police warned the suspect used a service-worker appearance with a pest-control style ID to gain trust, and officials urged parents to talk to children about not going with strangers and to report unusual approaches immediately.