According to a probable cause affidavit, officers responded around 3:30 a.m. after receiving reports that a woman had been assaulted inside the business’s women’s restroom. The woman later identified Britton from his driver’s license photograph, according to the affidavit. The affidavit states the woman told officers she entered a restroom stall after stopping at the travel center while traveling through Elk City with family members. Officers later located Britton hiding behind the business. After being advised of his rights, Britton initially told investigators he had entered the women’s restroom because the men’s restroom stalls were occupied and that he was changing clothes.