South Bend police are asking the public for help finding a man suspected of sexually assaulting a teenager walking to school.
Police urge caution, though, as they say Brandon Pryor is considered armed and dangerous, and not to be approached. Anyone who sees Pryor, described as 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, and driving either a black Chevrolet Tahoe or a dark BMW SUV, is urged to call 911.
Police have been searching for Pryor since May, when a teenager reported she had missed her bus and was walking to school when a black Tahoe pulled over and the driver told her to get in. The girl saw a child car seat and assumed it was safe to accept a ride to school from the man, she told police.
Instead, he parked near an abandoned house and sexually assaulted her, she told police. After that, she said, he dropped her off near her school.
Investigators identified Pryor as the suspect and charged him in June with two counts of child molesting. At the time, the warrant was sealed in the hopes he could be arrested, police said, but because he has not been found in the subsequent months, the warrant has been unsealed and the public’s help sought.
Pryor has been known to drive several vehicles, police said, noting the Tahoe used in the May incident but most recently being seen in the black BMW SUV.
Pryor reportedly has ties to South Bend, Chicago and Indianapolis, though police believe he may be in the Chicago area right now.
In addition to 911 calls if he is seen, police say tips can be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP or at p3tips.com/203. Police say Crime Stoppers does not have caller ID or IP address tracking.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend police ask public to call 911, not approach suspect in sexual assault of teen
Reporting by Cory Havens, South Bend Tribune / South Bend Tribune
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