The Haywood County sheriff’s office is issuing a safety alert and requesting information regarding an assault that occurred at Lake Junaluska on Saturday, May 16. A female jogger was pursued and grabbed by a stranger, but was able to escape by screaming and confronting her attacker. The man is described as a white male in his twenties, standing approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 170 pounds with a stocky build and having a square face with large, wide-set eyes. The man was wearing a white shirt with a gray hoodie, a gray or black hat, dark black jeans and flat VAN-style shoes.
Anyone with any information about the incident or suspect is asked to contact Haywood County Communications at 452-6666.
From The Mountaineer
Staff reports
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a safety alert and requesting information regarding an assault that occurred at Lake Junaluska Saturday afternoon.
Haywood County Communications received a 911 call Saturday from a female jogger who reported she was running on the lake grounds shortly after 2 p.m. when she was pursued and then grabbed by a stranger. She said the man fled when she screamed and turned to confront him.
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