COOPER CITY, Fla. – A teenage suspect in an armed burglary and sexual assault of a minor will be charged as an adult.
Detectives are charging 16-year-old Joshua Bouwnese with armed kidnapping and lewd or lascivious conduct on a minor in addition to his initial charge of attempted armed burglary on a dwelling.
According to police, Bouwnese armed himself with a knife and used it to cut into the screen patio of a Cooper City townhome and gain access through a sliding glass door.
The teen then passed by expensive items such as a laptop and instead went straight upstairs to the room of a 7-year-old girl, according to a police report.
Police said they positively identified Bouwnese through DNA evidence.