Suspect arrested in northwest Charlotte sexual assault

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested a suspect involved in the sexual assault on Glenwood Drive that happened around 11:30 Friday night.

Before 5 p.m., CMPD was patrolling the area and found a person matching the victim’s description.

Octavis Wilson, 29, was brought in for questioning and arrested, according to authorities.

CMPD said a woman was walking from along Glenwood Drive from Tuckaseegee Road when she was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted by a stranger.

While she was able to escape and call 911, CMPD said she is now recovering in a hospital.

“She was walking home, minding her business, and to have someone unknown just brutally physically and sexually assault you, it’s always alarming,” said Sgt. Allison Rooks, who heads CMPD’s sexual assault unit, Saturday afternoon at a press conference.

“There’s 10 kids that run around here every night till the sun comes down. People want to know that their kids, their families their wives, that everybody’s safe,” said Justin Espinoza, who works nearby.

Wilson was charged with kidnapping, sexual battery, first-degree rape, first-degree attempted sexual offense, and assault on a female.

Please call contact @CLTCrimeStopper at 704-334-1600 if you have any information on the sexual assault.

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