BURLINGTON, Iowa (KWQC) - An Illinois man was arrested in connection with two sexual assault cases in Burlington that police say were linked by DNA.

Hosea Antonio Winters III, 32, of Lomax, Illinois, is charged with felony sexual abuse in the third degree after a woman was sexually assaulted in May 2023, according to a media release.

He’s also charged in a separate home invasion and sexual assault case of an elderly woman in August 2025.

Felony sexual abuse in the third degree

Felony burglary in the first degree

Obstruction of emergency communication, a misdemeanor

The assaults were linked through DNA evidence, police said.

Police are still investigating.

Anyone with information should contact the Burlington Police Department at 319-753-8366.

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