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Ypsilanti Police Search For Assault Suspect

YPSILANTI TWP. (WWJ) - Police are looking for a man who is accused of assaulting a woman in Ypsilanti Township.

Police say the incident happened Sunday, March 10 around 3:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Elmwood Court, across from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.

A woman told police she was exiting her vehicle when the man grabbed and assaulted her. The woman was able to escape and told police the man took off in an older model burgundy color pickup truck.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 35- to 45-years-old, about 5-feet 8-inches tall with a medium build, light complexion, freckles and partial beard with pronounced goatee.

The suspect's truck is described as being standard in size with an open cargo bed with no cover.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, is asked to contact the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office confidential tip line number at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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