Two Jackson, Minn., ambulance service workers have been placed on administrative leave amid ongoing investigations, and one of the employees has since been arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct.
The City of Jackson made reference on Facebook to the ongoing employee investigations last week but did not expound on details. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, however, provided a few more details in a Facebook post, identifying the arrested party as Jackson Ambulance Service supervisor Elijah Uriel Camarillo, 28, who it said was arrested in Beloit, Wisc., last weekend, and was connected to a report of “sexual harassment.”
Minnesota court records confirm that Camarillo is charged in Jackson County with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving force and a helpless victim.
Charges allege that Camarillo raped a coworker last summer and suggest a suspicious incident involving the same victim about a month prior.
According to the complaint, authorities met with the alleged victim on Feb. 11 at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman told investigators she began working for Jackson Ambulance Service in May 2025, where Camarillo was her direct supervisor. As part of her employment, she said she was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which she said Camarillo frequently referenced in conversations.
The complaint outlines two encounters that allegedly occurred at Camarillo’s residence in the City of Jackson.
In May 2025, Camarillo reportedly invited the woman to his home, saying friends would be present to assist with permit-to-carry applications, knowing she was interested in obtaining one. According to the complaint, no one else arrived. The woman told investigators she was given alcohol and THC-infused gummies and later left because she felt uncomfortable.
A second incident allegedly occurred in June 2025, when Camarillo invited her to his home again, saying he had an early birthday present. The woman reported consuming several glasses of wine and felt “goofy” from drinking. She told law enforcement that “things were spinning” and she could barely walk. She told investigators that Camarillo “flipped her onto the bed” multiple times and made unwanted advances and that she attempted to resist and leave.
However, the complaint states that during the encounter, she became frightened after noticing firearms in the bedroom. She reported feeling physically overpowered and unable to leave. At one point, the woman attempted to push Camarillo off her, but his stomach held her down, according to the complaint. She also said that Camarillo told her she should take a “Plan B” pill. The woman told authorities she was emotionally distressed afterward and left the residence.
The complaint states that Camarillo suddenly quit his employment, and that at the time the complaint was drafted, his whereabouts were unknown.
Rock County, Wisc., jail records show that Camarillo was arrested Feb. 14 and remains in custody. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office indicated in its post that he will eventually be transported back to Minnesota to answer to the charges.
A source familiar with the allegations told Alpha News that some quantity of ketamine may have also gone missing from the ambulance service or was unaccounted for. Ketamine is a Schedule III controlled substance and is often used as an anesthetic or for pain management. An email inquiry to the City of Jackson, the sheriff’s office, and the ambulance service was not responded to prior to publication, so the ketamine information could not be immediately confirmed, nor whether it’s connected to the sexual assault case.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office stated that the investigation into the sexual assault allegations had been turned over to the Worthington, Minn., Police Department due to the inherent conflict of interest.
According to available public information, Camarillo was hired by the City of Jackson in 2024.
The City of Jackson stated in its Facebook post that it had retained an independent, neutral investigator in November of 2025 to investigate the Jackson Ambulance Service operations, including the most recent employee complaints, but said data privacy laws prohibited dissemination of further information.
Alpha News will continue to follow developments in this story.
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