Kat Stafford

Detroit Free Press

A Detroit man suspected in a series of sexual assaults and home invasions on the city's west side was charged Sunday in connection with one of the attacks.

Darian Winfield, 19, was charged with first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct, according to a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. He was arraigned in 34th District Court and bond was set at $1-million cash, according to Maria Miller, spokeswoman for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

Winfield is charged with breaking into a house in the 5800 block of Radnor on Dec. 30 and stabbing a 39-year-old Detroit woman with a knife in the chest with the intent of sexually assaulting her, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

Winfield was arrested by Detroit police on Friday after he was spotted driving in the 5900 block of Harrell. Police said in a news release that he was taken into custody without incident.

Detroit police arrest suspect in serial rapes

Police announced Thursday they were searching for a serial rapist who had broken into at least three homes, all within a one-mile radius, before attacking his victims.

The attacks happened on Detroit’s east side near the city's border with Grosse Pointe and began in early December.

Police released a photo of Winfield and said he had become increasingly violent with the attacks and was armed and dangerous.

The first reported attack was on Dec. 13, when a victim was raped while walking near Mack and Cadieux. On Dec. 18, a female victim was asleep in her bed in the 5000 block of Haverhill when a suspect entered her home and tried to rape her, police said.

Winfield has not been charged in those crimes.

Anyone with details about the incidents should call Detroit police Sex Crimes at 313-596-1950.