St. Paul kidnapping suspect arrested, alert lifted
St. Paul police arrested Eduart Gomez Ochoa shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, near Dale St. N. and Wheelock Pkwy. W. on kidnapping and burglary charges.[1]
Officers arrested him after a citizen reported seeing him, and he is being held at the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center.[1] Police say the arrest ties to a reported Oct. 22 attempted abduction through an apartment window on the 700 block of Como Ave.[1]
He already faced Ramsey County charges for second-degree criminal sexual conduct and burglary over a May 7 attack on the 1500 block of Westminster St.[1] St. Paul police noted that a Hennepin County judge had conditionally released Gomez Ochoa without bail on Sept. 29 in an unrelated third-degree assault case stemming from a January incident.[1]
St. Paul police canceled the public safety alert after the arrest and said they were "disappointed" with the Hennepin County court's Sept. 29 release decision.[1]
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- St. Paul police arrested Eduart Gomez Ochoa shortly before 2 p.m. Oct. 24, 2026 near Dale St. N. and Wheelock Pkwy. W. after a citizen report.
- He is being held at the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center on kidnapping and first-degree burglary charges tied to an Oct. 22 attempted abduction through an apartment window on the 700 block of Como Ave.
- Gomez Ochoa was already charged in Ramsey County with second-degree criminal sexual conduct and burglary for a May 7 attack on the 1500 block of Westminster St.
- He had been conditionally released without bail by a Hennepin County judge on Sept. 29 after a third-degree assault charge for allegedly punching a man in January 2026.
- St. Paul police canceled the Oct. 24 public safety alert after the arrest and publicly stated they were "disappointed" with the Hennepin County court’s Sept. 29 release decision.
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