Man arrested for allegedly assaulting women on Mill Avenue

A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two women on Mill Avenue last weekend.

Tempe police say 25-year-old Philip Escobedo invited two women to the pool at the Mission Palms Hotel at 3 a.m. on June 19th.

The women told police that Escobedo assaulted them and one of the women was found unconscious by the pool nearly three hours later. Investigators say they do not know the motive for the assault.

Escobedo has been booked into jail and charged with three counts of assault and credit card theft.