Update 2/26/17: On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 3:43 p.m. Maurice Watson Jr. turned himself in at Central Police Headquarters. Mr. Watson was accompanied by his attorney. Watson was arrested without incident, transported to the Douglas County Department of Corrections and booked for 1st-degree sexual assault. Watson's mug shot is attached to this release. Update 2/26/17: The U.S. Marshals Service and the Omaha Police Fugitive Unit continue to look for Mr. Watson. At this point in time, Mr. Watson is dodging law enforcement efforts to arrest him. Until he is located and arrested by law enforcement, or turns himself in, the entire Douglas County Court system is operating off of Mr. Watson's time frame. Neither OPD nor the Douglas County Attorney's Office is part of any specific arrangements for Mr. Watson to turn himself in. ### On Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 10:32 a.m. Omaha Police Officers were dispatched to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for a report of a sexual assault. The 19-year old victim reported that she was sexually assaulted during the early morning hours of February 4th. The victim identified the suspect that sexually assaulted her as Maurice Watson Jr. (3-8-93).



Omaha Police Department Special Victims Unit detectives have investigated this incident and submitted the findings to the Douglas County Attorney’s office. On February 23, 2017 an arrest warrant for 1st Degree Sexual Assault was issued for Mr. Watson.



The Metro Fugitive Task Force is attempting to locate Mr. Watson and arrest him on the arrest warrant. Anyone with information on the location of Mr. Watson or information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP.