Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a man believed to be connected to an attack at a University of Manitoba dormitory.

Police told CTV News officers responded to a “suspicious call” at a restaurant along the southbound stretch of Pembina Freeway around 11 p.m. Friday. The call came from a member of the public who saw the earlier tip and called police about a man outside the restaurant who may have matched the suspect’s description.

The suspect was arrested in the 1800 block of Pembina Highway.

Investigators determined the man entered the student residence building on Dafoe Road early Friday morning before breaking into the woman’s dorm room. There the woman told the police that the man assaulted her.

Garry Edwards Jr., 46, was charged with multiple felonies, including three counts of breaking and entering a dwelling with intent, sexual assault, robbery and resisting by attempted suffocation , choke or strangle another person.

Police also thanked the public, the media and the University of Manitoba for their help in locating and identifying the suspect involved in the incident.

Edwards was taken into custody.

The University of Manitoba released a statement Saturday afternoon acknowledging the arrest. It also reiterated the additional security measures that have been put in place following the incident, including an increased security and staff presence, as well as routine checks of all entrances and exits to the residence.

– With files from CTV’s Devon McKendrick