A 25-year-old man was arrested on sexual assault and drug charges after police tracked an emergency call to his Saddle River home, authorities said Wednesday.
Blake Tannen, 25 (Photo: Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)
Allendale police received an abandoned 911 call from a cell phone early Sunday and traced the phone to the home of Blake G. Tannen, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in news release. The caller was not identified and officers responded to investigate.
Saddle River police spotted Tannen driving away from his residence with a woman in the vehicle and pulled it over, Molinelli added.
The woman was "visibly upset" and told officers that Tannen had sexually assaulted her, the prosecutor said. County Special Victims Unit investigators were alerted to the allegations.
Detectives conducted interviews and arrested Tannen on charges of aggravated sexual assault and possession of marijuana under 50 grams, according to authorities.
Tannen first met the woman the night before the attack, Molinelli said. He was ordered held at the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail, with no 10 percent option.
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