Crime & Safety

Sketch of Georgetown Sexual Assault Suspect Released

The victim was jogging when she was attacked from behind, police say.

The U.S. Park Police released a sketch of the suspect in their ongoing investigation of a  on the Capitol Crescent Trail near the Georgetown waterfront.

A female jogger told police she was attacked from behind and placed in a chokehold at about 9:16 p.m.

The suspect is described as a black male with medium-colored skin, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-11, and weighing approximately 180 to 200 pounds. He is described as having a muscular/fit build, with three to four inch dreadlocks and "a light scruffy beard." At the time of the attack, he was wearing a white shirt and black jersey shorts.

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