Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 12:40 pm
According to Bartlesville police, a Nowata man has been arrested for an alleged sexual battery incident that occurred at the city library on Thursday.
Police said they received several tips after investigators released surveillance photos of the man they were seeking.
6/25/2014 Related Story: Bartlesville Police Investigate Sexual Assault At City Library
John Ewing Sharp, 59, of Nowata, agreed to come to the police station for questioning and was arrested Wednesday morning.
He was booked into the Washington County jail.
BPD Capt. Jay Hastings said a woman leaving a restroom last week was approached by a man in the library lobby.
Hastings says the victim claimed the man shook her hands while talking with her, pulled her close, whispered in her ear and groped her on the buttocks.
June 25th, 2014
March 14th, 2024
December 4th, 2023
September 25th, 2023
March 28th, 2024
March 28th, 2024