Metro police seeking suspect in sexual assault outside VUMC parking garage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville authorities are turning to the community for help identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employee Saturday afternoon.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the incident took place around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 outside VUMC’s east parking garage in the 1200 block of 21st Avenue South.
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The victim saw the suspect pacing nearby, but when tried to walk away from the area, the man allegedly grabbed her from behind, started choking her, and threatened to kill her. The two ended up in a physical struggle, during which time the suspect forcibly fondled the woman before she broke free and escaped, authorities said.
Officials reported the man had brown hair, a beard, and a mustache, adding that he was wearing dark pants and a white short-sleeved shirt with an orange number 5 on the front.
If you recognize the suspect from these surveillance photos, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
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