racer
was arrested Monday on an attempted-rape charge less than two weeks
after he was jailed for leading officers on a nearly 50-mile, high-speed
chase. James Neal,
56, of San Clemente, was picked up by deputies less than five hours
after being released from Orange County Jail, said Jim Amormino, an
Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman.
On May 18, Neal was sentenced to one month in jail and three years
probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor evasion while driving
recklessly charge, just one day after driving up to 140 mph intoSan Diego County.
Officers caught up with Neal when his engine blew out.
On Monday, Neal was let out of jail at 1:30 a.m. after qualifying for
early release, Amormino said.
By 3 a.m., Neal arrived at the Lake Forest apartment of a 55-year-old
woman he had met once before, Amormino said. Three hours later, a
neighbor called deputies about a disturbance between a man and a woman
in the 20700 block of El Toro Road.
The woman told deputies that Neal, who was still at the home, had
tried to rape her and refused to let her leave, Amormino said.
Neal was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, attempted rape
and burglary, Amormino said.
Neal initially complained of chest pains and was taken to Mission
Hospital in Mission Viejo,
but he was taken to jail early Monday evening. Bail was set at $1
million.
Amormino said Neal's behavior was strange after the first arrest.
"This is even stranger and again, the charges are a lot more
serious," Amormino said.
racer
was arrested Monday on an attempted-rape charge less than two weeks
after he was jailed for leading officers on a nearly 50-mile, high-speed
chase. James Neal,
56, of San Clemente, was picked up by deputies less than five hours
after being released from Orange County Jail, said Jim Amormino, an
Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman.
On May 18, Neal was sentenced to one month in jail and three years
probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor evasion while driving
recklessly charge, just one day after driving up to 140 mph intoSan Diego County.
Officers caught up with Neal when his engine blew out.
On Monday, Neal was let out of jail at 1:30 a.m. after qualifying for
early release, Amormino said.
By 3 a.m., Neal arrived at the Lake Forest apartment of a 55-year-old
woman he had met once before, Amormino said. Three hours later, a
neighbor called deputies about a disturbance between a man and a woman
in the 20700 block of El Toro Road.
The woman told deputies that Neal, who was still at the home, had
tried to rape her and refused to let her leave, Amormino said.
Neal was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, attempted rape
and burglary, Amormino said.
Neal initially complained of chest pains and was taken to Mission
Hospital in Mission Viejo,
but he was taken to jail early Monday evening. Bail was set at $1
million.
Amormino said Neal's behavior was strange after the first arrest.
"This is even stranger and again, the charges are a lot more
serious," Amormino said.
