RENTON, Wash. — The person accused of sexually assaulting a woman jogging on a Renton trail has been arrested.
On Saturday, Sept. 12, around 9:30 a.m., Renton police responded to a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted on a walking trail on SW 27th St.
Witnesses told police that a passerby was able to intervene, and the suspect got away.
During their investigation, Renton police determined that the suspect was seen earlier in the day at the bus shelters on Naches Ave. SW between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.
The suspect was also seen walking around Providence St. Joseph Health on Raymond Ave. SW until 9:30 a.m. — about a 1.5-mile walk from the trail where the woman was attacked.
Police said his distinctive clothing helped them track the suspect throughout the city.
The suspect was arrested on Sept. 16, about two miles away from the trail.
The suspect was booked into King County Jail for first- and second-degree rape, second-degree assault, and first-degree burglary.