Man is arrested for attacking a woman on walking trail
A man is arrested for attacking a woman out on her morning run on Monday, April 14.
Xavier Carter, 23, was identified as the possible suspect wanted for attacking the 18-year-old woman on the walking trail behind the Oakland’s Park on Maney Avenue around 8:30 a.m. Monday. Carter was taken into custody that afternoon after a theft was reported at the Murphy Express on Memorial Boulevard.
He is charged with kidnapping, sexual battery, and theft for shoplifting at the gas station.
Carter is being held on $30,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is set for June 3 in General Sessions Court.