FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A man rescued from the Red River in downtown Fargo over the weekend is the same person police arrested for the attack on a woman Tuesday morning on Broadway near Metro Drug.
Lt. Joel Vettel says Charles Walker, 43, of Fargo was arrested for robbery and possession of synthetic marijuana.
Police say he grabbed the woman who was with her three children, forced her to the ground and tried to steal her belongings. She was able to get away. Others on the street surrounded him until officers arrived on scene.
Saturday, a person on the 1st Avenue North bridge reported a man in river. Firefighters were able to pull him to safety and he was taken to the hospital for treatment of hypothermia.