FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Investigators were contacted by Collinsville Police Department in regard to a sexual assault report.

After an investigation, Jose Elisama Francisco-Diego (21, of Gadsden) was arrested and charged with Rape 1st on December 29, 2023. Francico-Diego was booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center and later released on bond.

 DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said of the incident: “The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office takes these types of cases very seriously. Citizens in DeKalb County and surrounding counties should know that crimes of this nature and others will not be tolerated in this county. I would like to thank Collinsville Police Department for quickly reaching out to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit and the investigators for their unwavering dedication to bringing cases to justice.

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