Those charges include sexual battery by great force, burglary of a dwelling with assault or battery while masked, and false imprisonment while masked. The judge set bond at $200,000 for the sexual battery charge, $200,000 for the burglary charge, and $120,000 for the false imprisonment charge.
Authorities confirmed that Ailon-Mendoza had four previous arrests, three of them being felonies, but was never convicted. According to Snyder, Ailon-Mendoza was armed with a knife and used some sort of “binding material” to tie the elderly woman up. He and the woman did not know each other at all before the assault. The woman told deputies she locked the door that night, so it’s unclear how he broke it.
Snyder says neighbors of Ailon-Mendoza was scared to the point where some people were buying double locks. Snyder said: “A frightened community can rest more peacefully tonight. This offender is behind bars.” Snyder also added that there could be more victims. He said: “Crimes like these trend to be repetitive and turn out to be serial offenses. We have every reason to be suspicious this wasn’t his first time.”