Man charged with attempted rape and burglary in Cape

A 51-year-old man was charged with attempted rape and burglary following an early Sunday home invasion, Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Adam Glueck said.

Craig Kizer was being held on $100,000 cash-only bond Monday at the Cape Girardeau County Jail after being arrested a few blocks from where the incident took place, Glueck said. Kizer is charged with attempted forcible rape, armed criminal action and burglary, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Kizer has no known address, according to police records.

The victim, a teenager, was at home in bed about 5:30 a.m. Sunday when she was attacked by a man with a knife who entered the home through a window, Glueck said. The victim reported that the man climbed on top of her but fled when another resident of the home, who heard the struggle, entered the bedroom, Glueck said.

Glueck declined to give the location of the attempted rape and burglary.

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