Man accused of attacking female jogger in Ludlow, police say
The victim was out for a morning run when she says a man attacked her from behind.
KENTON COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - Ludlow police arrested on Tuesday a man accused of attacking a woman while she was jogging.
Police say the alleged attack happened at 6:40 a.m. last Thursday in the 800 block of Elm Street. The address is across from the Ludlow Community Center and close to the banks of the Ohio River.
The victim, according to police, reported that she was out for a morning run when she was attacked from behind by an unknown person.
The victim was able to fight back and defend herself, after which the suspect ran away, police say.
Don Phelps lives on the street where the alleged attack happened and says he talked to police about what he heard that morning.
“I head somebody, something scream. I thought it was an animal,” Phelps said. “At first I thought somebody is being killed or something.”
Phelps says the screaming subsided so he went back to be bed.
Investigators found physical evidence at the scene. A Ludlow police detective was able to identify a suspect.
Cold Spring police took the suspect in for questioning Tuesday evening. Ludlow police subsequently arrested him.
Allen Garrison faces counts of attempted rape and sexual abuse related to the incident.
He was interviewed at the Newport Police Department before he was taken to the Kenton County Detention Center. Newport police did not respond to a FOX19 question as to the nature of that interview.
Court documents allege Allen tackled the victim to the ground and tried to have sex with her but the victim fought back. The citation also says he admitted to similar offenses in Newport.
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