ATLANTA - DeKalb police say they are "very confident" that a man who was arrested shortly after a woman was attacked is the person responsible for a string of sexual assaults near the Stone Mountain area.

Trever Deion Blue, 19, was being held at the DeKalb County Jail on Saturday and faces 30 counts, including aggravated sodomy, armed robbery, rape, attempted rape, kidnapping, burglary and aggravated assault.

A worker at the jail said it was not known if Blue had a lawyer.

Police say Blue was arrested early Friday after allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman, who managed to escape. The victim was forced back into her vehicle at gunpoint after arriving at her Stone Mountain apartment.

She escaped and alerted neighbors who called police. Officers were able to apprehend Blue after a short foot chase through the apartment complex grounds.

DeKalb Police Chief William O'Brien said Blue has been linked to 12 incidents in the Hambrick Road area. "All but two of the incidents were sexual in nature," he said.

DeKalb Public Safety Director William Miller said Blue has made "some incriminating statements" following his arrest, though he stopped short of saying the suspect confessed to the crimes.

"I feel very confident this is the right person," Miller said.

O'Brien said Blue was "not on their radar" before his arrest.

In three sexual assaults in the area last year the suspect kicked the door in and raped the woman at gunpoint, police said. He covered his face with a T-shirt or other clothing.

In January, a man broke into a woman's home, bashed her on the head with a gun and fondled her breast.