Madison police recently received a report of an attempted sexual assault on the Capital City State Trail from last April, near the same location of an attempted homicide earlier this month.
A 38-year-old woman on the trail was approached by a man riding a bicycle who stopped to talk to her, according to Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain in an incident report Friday.
After the woman refused an offer for sex, the perpetrator became angry and tried to grab her inappropriately, according to the report. The victim pushed the suspect away and ran to safety before he made any contact with her.
Police described the suspect as a black, middle-aged male with a medium build, standing about 5 feet 7 inches tall. He was also described as having missing teeth, a scar above one eye, short hair and appearing “dirty.”
Although this incident occurred in the same area as the attempted homicide, police do not believe the cases are related.
