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PRESS RELEASE

September 1, 2015

Juvenile female fights off man who grabbed her

The Marysville Police Department is searching for a man who reportedly grabbed a 14 year old girl walking to school Tuesday morning. The girl was able to escape from the man, who was last seen near the intersection of 17th Street and B Street in Marysville.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 a.m. The victim, a student of the Marysville Charter Academy, reported that she was walking west on 17th Street near Elm Street. She saw a man walking towards her from the opposite direction. The victim reported that the man smiled at her and waived. The victim waived back as she passed by him.

The victim reported that moments later, as she was looking down at her cell phone in her hands, the man suddenly approached her from behind and wrapped his hands around her stomach. The man “bear hugged” the victim and pulled her back towards him. The victim was able to fight the man off of her and break free.

The victim ran away from the man and looked behind her at some point. The victim reported that she last saw the man walking east on 17th Street at B Street. The victim told police that she texted her mother at 8:01 a.m., and reported the incident to a school receptionist when she arrived at school moments later.

The Marysville Police Department received the report at 8:15 a.m. The Marysville Police Department has been searching the surrounding area since the time of the report. At this time, no suspects have been located.

The suspect was described by the victim as a light skin complected Hispanic male in his late 20’s or early 30’s. He was approximately 5’7” tall and weighed approximately 180 pounds. The victim described the suspect as “bulky”. The suspect had short, dark brown curly hair and was wearing eye glasses. The suspect was wearing a dirty green jacket. The victim remembered the suspect having a chipped front tooth and a possible scar underneath his left eye.

The Marysville Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for anyone matching this description. Please contact the Marysville Police Department if you see anyone matching this description.

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