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A homeless man on parole for an assault conviction dragged a jogger by her hair on a seashore close to Los Angeles earlier than making an attempt to rape her earlier this week, police stated.
The alleged incident occurred at round 7:15 a.m. on the Ocean Entrance Stroll in Santa Monica. Witnesses informed a 911 dispatcher {that a} girl, who lives in close by Venice Seaside, was being dragged on the bottom by her ponytail.
She was jogging southbound on the seashore path when the suspect grabbed her ponytail from behind, knocking her to the bottom, authorities stated.
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Malcolm Jimmy Ward, Jr., 48, allegedly dragged a feminine jogger on the bottom by her ponytail and tried to sexually assault her, police stated. (Santa Monica Police Division)
Responding officers discovered the lady and the suspect, recognized as Malcolm Jimmy Ward, Jr., 48, close to some restrooms, the Santa Monica Police Division stated. A number of witnesses intervened within the assault, police stated.
The girl wasn’t injured. On the time, Ward was on parole for assault with a lethal weapon.
Investigators consider Ward was attempting to sexually assault the lady. He has been charged with kidnapping, assault with intent to commit rape and violating his parole.
He’s being held with no bail.
Kashaan Parks, 39, was arrested Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and charged in connection to the rape of a 45-year-old girl in The Bronx, NYPD stated. (Richard Harbus for Fox Information Digital)
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The alleged crime mirrors an incident in New York Metropolis the place a person was caught on surveillance cameras throwing a looped belt round a lady’s neck earlier than choking her unconscious and dragging her away on a darkish Bronx road.
Police arrested 39-year-old Kashaan Parks over the weekend for allegedly attacking the 45-year-old sufferer.
