31-Year-Old Man Accused of Assaulting Woman in Her Rochester Hotel Room

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Rochester police captured a man accused of breaking into a room and assaulting a woman at a Rochester hotel. 

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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Friday. The alleged burglary and assault happened shortly after 11:30 Thursday morning. 

The court document indicates the alleged assailant and victim know each other.

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Charges: Rochester Man Entered Hotel Room, Assaulted Occupant

31-year-old Nathan Peter Tavares of Rochester is charged with one count of first-degree burglary and a count of misdemeanor assault. 

Officers responded to the Country Inn and Suites in the 4300 block of Hwy. 52 and met with the victim who told police she had rented the room on Wednesday and that Tavares was among a group of people she had invited to the room. 

She said Tavares had lived with her at an apartment in the past when Tavares was homeless. On Thursday morning, the woman reported hearing Tavares pounding on the door to her room and covering the peep hole, the complaint says. 

She said Tavares entered the room, charged at her, punched her in the face, threw her in the room and kicked her body, the charges say. 

The alleged assault stopped when house keeping staff entered the room. Police found and captured Tavares in the area of Walmart in northwest Rochester. 

Officers saw threatening messages Tavares sent to the victim. One of the messages described in the complaint said “I promise you nothing or no one is keeping you safe." 

Conditional bail for Tavares was set at $25,000 following his first court appearance Friday. He’s due back in court later this month.