McAllen police have apprehended a person of interest who is believed to have assaulted a woman who was going for a run.
Lt. Joel Morales said the suspect, whose last known residence was San Juan, was arrested following a tip from an individual who read about the incident in the news earlier Tuesday.
“Because of the story, we were able to get a person of interest,” Morales said. “Now we have a person of interest in custody whose last known address was San Juan, Texas, and charges are to be determined.”
According to a news release shared Tuesday morning, police say the woman said “she was running in the area of the 400 block of N. 2nd St. and a male on a bike attempted to grab her.”
When officers arrived, she told them a man on a bike approached her from behind and assaulted her, according to a news release.
Police say an image of a person of interest was caught on surveillance footage.
The alleged assault occurred on Feb. 2 at about 8:42 a.m.
