A female jogger managed to escape an attacker as she ran along a popular hiking trail in Florida – just days after business heiress Eliza Fletcher was snatched and murdered on her regular morning run in Memphis.
The woman was running along the popular Little Econ Greenway Trail in Orlando at around 5pm on Sunday when 19-year-old Israel Pagan grabbed her, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim managed to fight off her attacker and even took a photo of the perpetrator before fleeing the scene.
According to an affidavit, obtained by Local 10, investigators were able to use the picture to identify the suspect and take Mr Pagan into custody.
When questioned, Mr Pagan confessed to approaching the jogger from behind and grabbing her shoulders, according to the affidavit.
He claimed that he was intoxicated at the time and that, after the pair fell to the ground and he got on top of her, he backed away, the affidavit stated.
Mr Pagan is charged with one count of attempted sexual battery of a victim 12 years of age or older. He was booked into Orange County jail.
Investigators have warned that Mr Pagan may have attacked other victims in the past and are asking anyone with information about other incidents to contact Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
The woman’s lucky escape came just two days after the murder of 34-year-old kindergarten teacher Ms Fletcher reignited fears among female joggers in Memphis and across the wider US.
Israel Pagan admitted to grabbing the woman from behind as she ran along the popular trail (Orange County Sheriff's Office)
Ms Fletcher, a marathon runner and mother-of-two, was running her regular morning route close to the University of Memphis campus last Friday morning (2 September) when she was attacked and dragged into a vehicle by a man.
Her body was found more than three days later behind an abandoned building in south Memphis. Her purple Lululemon running shorts were found discarded in a nearby trash bag.
Cleotha Abston Henderson, a 38-year-old man with a prior kidnapping conviction, has been charged with her murder.
More at https://sg.news.yahoo.com/female-jogger-escapes-attacker-florida-135437215.html
The woman was running along the popular Little Econ Greenway Trail in Orlando at around 5pm on Sunday when 19-year-old Israel Pagan grabbed her, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim managed to fight off her attacker and even took a photo of the perpetrator before fleeing the scene.
According to an affidavit, obtained by Local 10, investigators were able to use the picture to identify the suspect and take Mr Pagan into custody.
When questioned, Mr Pagan confessed to approaching the jogger from behind and grabbing her shoulders, according to the affidavit.
He claimed that he was intoxicated at the time and that, after the pair fell to the ground and he got on top of her, he backed away, the affidavit stated.
Mr Pagan is charged with one count of attempted sexual battery of a victim 12 years of age or older. He was booked into Orange County jail.
Investigators have warned that Mr Pagan may have attacked other victims in the past and are asking anyone with information about other incidents to contact Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
The woman’s lucky escape came just two days after the murder of 34-year-old kindergarten teacher Ms Fletcher reignited fears among female joggers in Memphis and across the wider US.
Israel Pagan admitted to grabbing the woman from behind as she ran along the popular trail (Orange County Sheriff's Office)
Ms Fletcher, a marathon runner and mother-of-two, was running her regular morning route close to the University of Memphis campus last Friday morning (2 September) when she was attacked and dragged into a vehicle by a man.
Her body was found more than three days later behind an abandoned building in south Memphis. Her purple Lululemon running shorts were found discarded in a nearby trash bag.
Cleotha Abston Henderson, a 38-year-old man with a prior kidnapping conviction, has been charged with her murder.
More at https://sg.news.yahoo.com/female-jogger-escapes-attacker-florida-135437215.html
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