A Monterey County Sheriff’s Office recruit trainee has been arrested. He’s accused of sexual assault and kidnapping.
The Sheriff’s Office says 27-year-old Johnny Joe Mallobox Jr of Monterey was a recruit trainee. He was attending the police academy at the time he was arrested, but not when he committed the alleged crime.
Investigators said that the sexual assault and kidnapping was reported in July, though it took place during April. Mallobox was arrested and booked in the Monterey County Jail. His bail has been set at $200,000.
