Detectives in Manhattan are working to track down the perpetrator who sexually assaulted a female jogger at knifepoint in Fort Tryon Park on Saturday morning.
The NYPD released on Sunday morning video footage of the deviant responsible for the attack which occurred at 10:50 a.m. on Sept. 24 in the park near the Henry Hudson Parkway and Tryon Place.
Based on a preliminary investigation, police determined that the 35-year-old female victim was jogging at the location when the creep arrived on the scene. He grabbed her by the hair and dragged her behind a nearby tree, then punched her in the face.According to authorities, he then took the victim’s watch and cellphone, valued at a combined $630, then ran away from her. He was last seen riding a dark-colored motorized scooter southbound along Riverside Drive, police said..
Police described the suspect as a man with a dark complexion and a slim build believed to be 20 to 30 years of age, and standing 6 feet, 1 inch tall. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the words “Honor Thy Gift” written in white text on the back, as well as black jeans and black-and-white sneakers.
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