DNA Leads To Arrest In 1992 Sexual Assault Cold Case

DENVER -- A man was arrested after authorities said DNA linked him to a cold case from a 1992 sexual assault.

Michael Hicks, 50, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault in connection with a sexual assault that happened on Aug. 21, 1992, on a 32-year-old woman.

Police said the victim was awakened in her home in the 1200 block of South Clermont Street by a man standing in front of her bed. He was armed with a knife and he then sexually assaulted her, police said.

Denver detectives working on the Cold Case DNA Project recently identified Hicks as a suspect in the case. He is currently serving time in prison for sexual assault and burglary out of Arapahoe County.

Hicks remains in prison and his next court date involving the 1992 case has not yet been set.