SAN ANTONIO – A man is accused of inappropriately touching a woman who was jogging in a Far West Bexar County neighborhood.
Officials with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said the incident happened Wednesday in the Arcadia Ridge community, which is near Potranco Road and Highway 211.
The victim told deputies she tried to run after the unidentified man but lost sight of him. She said she believes the man may have gotten into an older-model, white Toyota truck, possibly a Tundra model.
The victim, who has asked not to be identified, told KSAT.com she did not feel threatened at first by the man.
"I started jogging around 11:30 a.m. for a bit, and I was on the phone with my friend. There was this guy who I saw jogging and he was going in the opposite direction," the victim told KSAT.com. "By the time I got to the end of the road by the pool where I usually turn back, he grabbed me from behind."
After the man assaulted her, the victim said, he fled down Tripoli into the neighborhood.
The victim said she had heard of a similar incident that happened Dec. 4 near the same area.
A Sheriff's Office official confirmed December's incident to KSAT.com, saying that it involved a high school student.
The high school student was walking around 7:50 a.m. to the school's bus stop when a man ran up, grabbed her from behind and then took off. The girl ran to the bus stop, and a report was later filed when the student arrived home from school, a BCSO official said.
NEW: I just got off the phone w/ the woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a man while jogging in the Arcadia Ridge community. She said a similar incident happened in the same area, which involved a HS student. UPDATE➡️https://t.co/JdJamgGPqS #KSATnews #SanAntonio pic.twitter.com/uXfcqVMZ0s
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The Sheriff's Office could not confirm that the same man is connected to the two assault cases, but its Criminal Investigation Division is actively investigating.
The man is described as being 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, physically fit, with short black hair. He was wearing a gray shirt and navy blue jogging pants at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at 210-335-6070.