A disturbing incident unfolded on Sunday evening at 6:48 in the 800 block of Cedar Street, where a habitation was burglarized with the intent of a sexual offense.
A black male, clad entirely in black, forcibly entered a residence and began undressing while inappropriately touching a female victim. The victim raised an alarm, summoning her husband to intervene.
Swiftly responding to his wife's cries, the husband armed himself with a wooden baseball bat and headed towards the back part of the residence. There, he confronted the assailant, discovering him with his pants down below his knees, attempting to sexually assault his wife.
The suspect, caught off guard, fled through the back door, stumbling over items on the rear porch as he made his escape. Law enforcement was alerted and arrived after the perpetrator had fled the scene.
The incident is currently under investigation.
