A registered sex offender was in custody after an alleged attempt to sexually assault a girl at a Riverside elementary school, authorities said Saturday.
Thirty-two-year-old Logan Nighswonger of Riverside was alleged to have jumped a fence at McAuliffe Elementary School in the 4100 block of Golden Avenue about 12:39 p.m. and attempted to sexually assault a girl in the restroom, said Riverside police Officer Ryan J. Railsback.
A campus supervisor saw Nighswonger leave the restroom and heard a girl crying inside, Railsback said.
“The campus supervisor followed Logan Nighswonger as he jumped other fences to the parking lot and get inside a vehicle,” Railsback said. “He was then able to provide a detailed vehicle description and license plate as the suspect drove away.”
The vehicle was registered to a business in the city of Placentia and police located Nighswonger there, he said.
He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for suspicion of attempted sex acts on a child under the age of 10 and being a registered sex offender on school grounds, and will be held without bail, Railsback said.
Anyone with information on the incident and arrest was urged to contact Detective Stacie Ontko at 951-353-7121 or SOntko@RiversideCA.gov.