Mount Pleasant police still searching for assault, Lansing suspects

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Area police departments are still looking for two men stemming from unrelated incidents.

Central Michigan University Police have yet to identify a suspect from Thursday night’s unprovoked assault outside the Education and Human Services Building.

Police have reviewed surveillance footage from around the building, but it led to inconclusive evidence.

“No suspects have been identified, no eyewitnesses have come forward,” said Sgt. Cameron Wassman. “Absolutely nothing has happened yet.”

The assault happened around 8 p.m. on the north side of the EHS Building. The victim was leaving the building when the incident occurred.

“We had a female walking alone and a subject jumped out from behind her and grabbed her to kiss her, from what it appeared,” said Police Chief Bill Yeagley. “He took off running.”

Yeagley said the victim was able to push the suspect before he fled. She was not injured, said Sgt. Mike Morrow.

The male suspect was described as approximately 6 feet tall and wearing a dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt at the time of the assault. His race is unknown.

“At this point, we don’t know where the suspect was or the victim was prior to the attack,” Morrow said. “We do not have a clear motive right now.”

The Central Alert System began sending out calls to campus at 10 p.m., alerting students of the incident.

If anyone has any information on the incident, they are asked to call the CMU dispatch line at 774-3081 or the tip line at 774-1874.

Search continues for Lansing resident

The Mount Pleasant Police Department did not apprehend Fatae Devin-James Pikes this weekend, according to Central Dispatch.

The 19-year-old Lansing resident is wanted on numerous felony and misdemeanor warrants held by Mount Pleasant Police that were “assaultive in nature.”

Additional information about the crimes are not being released as requested by the Isabella County Prosecutor’s Office, said MPPD Public Information Officer Jeff Browne.

“We have reason to believe he’s in the area,” Browne said.

Pikes is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall and approximately 200 pounds. He has a tattoo on his right inner forearm with a large cross and the letters “RIP” written on it.

Police are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to Pikes’ arrest. Those with information are asked to call Central Dispatch at 773-1000 or the MPPD anonymous tip line at 779-9111.