Takoma Park Police have charged an Adelphi man in relation to an assault Monday evening, March 21, in the 7000 block of Carroll Avenue. The man was apprehended in the 7300 block of Willow Avenue within minutes of the emergency report.
The suspect has been charged with attempted first and second degree rape, attempted second and fourth degree sex offences, and second degree assault. The victim, from Washington, D.C., sustained non-life threatening injuries and declined treatment at a local hospital.
The woman was at her car, near the intersection of Laurel and Carroll, at about 8:10 p.m.when the man assaulted her, without speaking. Pedestrians intervened and the man fled. While some witnesses aided the victim and called police, another followed the suspect, providing guidance to responding officers.
The suspect was chased from Park Avenue, through yards, to Willow Avenue where he was apprehended at about 8:20 p.m. The man, 26 years old of the 1800 block of Metzerott Road, is being held in Montgomery County detention, without bond.
Posted by Police at March 22, 2005 01:26 PM