New Orleans police announced Thursday the arrest of a man in connection with a sexual assault Wednesday and a home invasion in which the victims were tied up.On Wednesday night, the New Orleans Police Department received a distress call from someone hearing screams coming from a neighbors home in the 7300 block of Hickory Street.When officers arrived, the neighbor provided police with a key to their neighbor's residence. Inside they found the victim and 21-year-old James Johnson.NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas said Johnson forced his way inside the victim's residence and sexually assaulted her.Following a lengthy questioning of Johnson, Serpas said, Johnson admitted to the crime and his involvement in an armed robbery of two Tulane students last week.In that case police said Johnson and two other males tied up the two females at their home in the 7800 block of Panola Street and robbed them. It happened around 5 p.m. April 4.Johnson was arrested on one count of armed robbery, aggravated rape, false imprisonment with a weapon, aggravated burglary and parole violation.Serpas made an example out of Johnson, who was on probation for armed robbery, saying more needs to be done to ensure convicted felons stay behind bars."Hopefully this time, these dangerous repeat offenders might be found to stay in jail, stay in prison and to not be on the streets of New Orleans to hurt families of hardworking people in our community," said Serpas.Investigators are still looking for the other two people involved in the Panola Street robbery.NOPD has also increased patrols in the Carrollton neighborhood, officials said.

New Orleans police announced Thursday the arrest of a man in connection with a sexual assault Wednesday and a home invasion in which the victims were tied up.

On Wednesday night, the New Orleans Police Department received a distress call from someone hearing screams coming from a neighbors home in the 7300 block of Hickory Street.


When officers arrived, the neighbor provided police with a key to their neighbor's residence. Inside they found the victim and 21-year-old James Johnson.

NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas said Johnson forced his way inside the victim's residence and sexually assaulted her.

Following a lengthy questioning of Johnson, Serpas said, Johnson admitted to the crime and his involvement in an armed robbery of two Tulane students last week.

In that case police said Johnson and two other males tied up the two females at their home in the 7800 block of Panola Street and robbed them. It happened around 5 p.m. April 4.

Johnson was arrested on one count of armed robbery, aggravated rape, false imprisonment with a weapon, aggravated burglary and parole violation.

Serpas made an example out of Johnson, who was on probation for armed robbery, saying more needs to be done to ensure convicted felons stay behind bars.

"Hopefully this time, these dangerous repeat offenders might be found to stay in jail, stay in prison and to not be on the streets of New Orleans to hurt families of hardworking people in our community," said Serpas.

Investigators are still looking for the other two people involved in the Panola Street robbery.

NOPD has also increased patrols in the Carrollton neighborhood, officials said.