CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The case of a 25-year-old Sturgis man who is charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault of two young girls during a March home invasion has been bound over to St. Joseph County Circuit Court.
Miguel Hernandez-Ruiz is facing charges of first-degree home invasion and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13.
He was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary exam was held in District Court.
Hernandez-Ruiz is being held without bond. The date for his first Circuit Court appearance will be determined next week.
The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office said at the time of his arrest that he is being held on an immigration detainer after the Mexican national’s temporary work visa expired in December of 2021.
Hernandez-Ruiz was wanted in connection to what happened on March 20 at the Sweet Lake Mobile Home Park near Sturgis.
The Sheriff’s Office tracked him to Fort Wayne. With the assistance of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, they initiated a continuous surveillance operation which led to his capture.
Law enforcement agencies who assisted the Sheriff’s included Sturgis Police, Fort Wayne Police, St. Joseph County Central Dispatch, Indiana State Police, Michigan State Police, Indianapolis Metro Police and their Violent Crime Task Force Team, TSA, ICE, FBI and Homeland Security.
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