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Iowa man arrested after standoff in Nebraska

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July 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) ā€” An Iowa man suspected of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl has been arrested in eastern Nebraska after a brief standoff with police. Bellevue police say they received a call around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The caller reported that 25-year-old Diego Campos of West Des Moines had sexually assaulted the girl at a Bellevue, Nebraska house. Police say Campos fled the home with a knife, and the search for him began.

Officials found him just before 2 p.m. hiding in a drainage culvert near a wooded area. Campos initially refused to come out, but surrendered less than an hour later. He was taken to a hospital for cuts and later arrested.