Sketch, surveillance images released of person of interest in violent Athens home invasion
Police are searching for this person of interest in a home invasion and assault in Athens.
ATHENS, Ga. - Athens-Clarke County police need help to identify a person of interest in a dangerous home invasion over the weekend.
Police shared a sketch and three images of a person of interest seen in the area before the assault and invasion, which happened on May 2 around 2 p.m. in the 100 block of East Cloverhurst Avenue.
Closed-circuit camera shot of person of interest in home invasion in Athens on May 2, 2020. (Athens-Clarke County Police Department)
According to police, a 21-year-old UGA student said when she had walked into her home, a man followed behind and attacked her while demanding money.
The victim lost consciousness during the attack, police said, and by the time she woke up, he was gone.
The suspect is described as a black male between the ages of 20 and 30. He was wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants.
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In the sketch shared by the ACCPD and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the person of interest was wearing an orange wave cap or du-rag.
"We are asking the public to contact us with any information on this assault and always urge, ‘If You See Something, Say Something.’" ACCPD Chief Cleveland L. Spruill Sr. said.
Closed-circuit camera shot of person of interest in home invasion in Athens on May 2, 2020. (Athens-Clarke County Police Department)
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If you have any information about the incident or the person of interest, please call Det. David Harrison at (762) 400-7361 or the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (706) 705-4775.
Closed-circuit camera shot of person of interest in home invasion in Athens on May 2, 2020. (Athens-Clarke County Police Department)