(Allegheny County, PA) Allegheny County Police have now charged a Beaver County man in connection with a sexual assault investigation from 1989. A female victim arrived at an area hospital on January 17th, 1989 following a reported sexual assault in Reserve Township. The Allegheny County Police Department’s General Investigations Unit was requested to investigate. At the time, a sexual assault evidence collection kit was completed, DNA evidence was recovered, but no suspects were identified. In November of 2024, detectives were notified of a Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) hit from the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner believed to be connected to the assault. The report indicated a match with a convicted offender in the Pennsylvania State Police DNA database, who was identified as 65-year-old Lewis Vearnon. Detectives obtained a search warrant as part of their investigation to obtain an additional DNA sample from Vearnon. Results of that sample once again showed a statistical match to the original DNA samples that were collected from the victim in 1989. Vearnon is facing multiple charges including rape, kidnapping, and aggravated assault. He was taken into custody today and is currently in the Beaver County Jail pending extradition to Allegheny County.