Manteno Police arrest man on sex-related charges

Manteno Police arrested a 21-year-old Manteno man after he allegedly choked a woman and made unwanted advances toward her. According to reports, it was just after one Monday afternoon when officers were called to the parking lot of a grocery store in Bradley by a woman who said she’d been assaulted at a home in Manteno. The alleged victim reportedly told police she’d been in a pick-up truck with Connor C. Harden when he allegedly tried to kiss her and then began to strangle her when she told him no. She said she eventually was able to get out of the truck and into a nearby car with friends who took her to the parking lot where they called police. Harden was arrested by Manteno Police for aggravated criminal sexual abuse and unlawful restraint among other charges.