article_snippet.sent: Monsour Alshammari, 27, is in the U.S. on a Saudi government student sponsorship and has ties to the country's royal family, according to court documents.
article_snippet.sent: Monsour Alshammari, 27, was arrested on Friday at the border near San Diego.
article_snippet.sent: Alshammari had been charged on April 3 with rape, a first-degree felony, and obstructing justice, a second-degree felony.
article_snippet.sent: Alshammari has not yet entered a plea to charges related to the rape of a student.
article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors believe Alshammari was attempting to flee the country with no concern for the $100,000 someone posted for someone bail.
article_snippet.sent: mean Alshammari'll flee the country to avoid prosecution. '
article_snippet.sent: Alshammari was arrested in March, nearly a month after a woman reported to police a woman had been raped, while on a date.
article_snippet.sent: The victim led police to Alshammari at this apartment complex near Utah Valley University.
article_snippet.sent: Alshammari's attorney Ron Yengich declined to comment on Tuesday, saying Alshammari's attorney Ron Yengich had not talked with Alshammari's attorney Ron Yengich client since the arrest.
article_snippet.sent: When asked about Alshammari's connections to the royal family, Yengich said Yengich would not speak about any relationship or connections due to attorney client privilege.
article_snippet.sent: Police did not offer details about the royal connection, besides saying that federal officials reported Alshammari is related to royalty and has family connections to the Saudi Arabian government.
highlights_snippet.sent: Monsour Alshammari, 27, was arrested on Friday at the border near San Diego .
  