San Marcos Police say DNA linked a Buda man to the attack of a woman that occurred in February 2011.

San Marcos Detectives serves warrants on James Robert Montoya on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault stemming from an attack in Sam Marcos on Feb. 8, 2011.

According to Police, Montoya was already being held at the Travis County Corrections center on a separate aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault charges committed on March 17, 2012. They say his arrest led to his identification as the suspect in the San Marcos case.

Police say he attacked a woman who had car trouble on I-35 near the Blanco River exit. He offered to drive her to the convenience store, but instead drove under the highway bridge near the river.

The victim attempted to escape but was attacked and taken back to Montoyas vehicle where he allegedly sexually assaulted. She was released and Montoya drove away, according to Police.

The victim called 911 and San Marcos Police arrived on scene. They recovered evidence and were able to enter the suspects DNA into the data base.

On May 4, San Marcos Police Department Criminal Investigation Division was informed of a match on the suspect's DNA profile to the Austin and Buda cases.

"The efforts of the Austin Police Department Sex Crimes Unit and Crime Laboratory, the Buda Police Department, and the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory led to the identification of Montoya in the San Marcos case," Dunn said. "We are extremely pleased to have received the news of a DNA match and relieved with the arrest of this dangerous offender."

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