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Michael Ruben Lamar, 25, of Clearlake, Calif., has been arrested for raping and kidnapping a woman in April 2017. Lake County Jail photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake man who is a registered sex offender has been arrested for an April rape and kidnapping.

Michael Ruben Lamar, 25, was taken into custody early Thursday morning on a $1 million arrest warrant issued by the Lake County Superior Court, according to Clearlake Police Det. Ryan Peterson.

Lamar is the suspect in a sexual assault case reported on April 19, according to Peterson.

Peterson said that at 6 a.m. April 19 Clearlake Police officers responded to Adventist Health Clear Lake for a report of an assault victim. On their arrival, officers contacted the female victim, whose name is not being released.

The Clearlake Police Department’s investigation Unit was contacted and took over the investigation, Peterson said.

He said the victim reported that during the early morning hours of April 19 she was sleeping in her vehicle in the 15000 block of Lakeshore Drive when she awoke to find a male subject standing outside of her vehicle.

Peterson said the woman described the subject as a black male adult in his 20s, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.

The male opened the door to the victim’s vehicle and sexually assaulted her, then forced her into the trunk of her vehicle and drove her to a remote area north of the city of Clearlake, Peterson said.

Peterson said the male forced the victim out of the vehicle and again sexually assaulted her. The assailant then ordered the victim to walk away while he got into her vehicle and drove away in it.

The victim began walking and was contacted by a passing vehicle, which drove her to the hospital. Peterson said the victim’s vehicle was later located abandoned in the 9500 block of Highway 20 in Glenhaven.

A medical examination of the victim was conducted with potential DNA swabs collected, Peterson said.

During an examination of the DNA swabs by the Department of Justice, Peterson said a DNA profile for Michael Lamar was located, identifying him as the suspect in this investigation.

Based on the investigation and DNA profile for Michael Lamar being located, Peterson said the investigation was forwarded to the Lake County District Attorney’s Office for review.

On Wednesday, an arrest warrant was issued by the Lake County Superior Court in the amount of $1 million due to the nature of the crimes and violations believed to have been committed, Peterson said.

Peterson said Lamar is a registered sex offender and had no listed address due to the fact he is transient.

The Clearlake Police Department issued a NIXLE alert on Wednesday asking for the community’s assistance in locating Michael Lamar.

Later that same day, Lamar contacted the Clearlake Police Department via phone, advising he was aware of the NIXLE alert and that he was going to turn himself in, Peterson said.

Early Thursday, Lamar arrived at the Clearlake Police Department where he was taken into custody without incident, according to Peterson.

Peterson said Lamar later was booked into the Lake County Jail on the arrest warrant, with bail set at $1 million.

Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of the investigation, Peterson said no further information on the case is being released at this time so as to not impede or hinder the integrity of the investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Det. Peterson at 707-994-8251, Extension 320.

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