A homeless man faces multiple charges, including attempted rape, in connection with the robbery of a University of Georgia student just off campus Saturday.
Jose Antonio Ramirez, 30, was arrested Tuesday after the woman was attacked in the 300 block of Oconee Street, according to Athens-Clarke County police. A prosecutor said Thursday the man followed her from a downtown Athens bar to her apartment because she was intoxicated and "looked like an easy target," the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Ramirez allegedly rushed into the 23-year-old woman’s apartment shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday and pushed her onto a couch, the newspaper reported. The woman’s roommate called authorities, but the attacker fled before they arrived.
After releasing a photo and a sketch of the suspect, investigators received information that led to Ramirez’s arrest in a parking lot in the 400 block of Lexington Road, police spokesman Geof Gilland said. They also recovered evidence allegedly linking him to the robbery.
Credit: Athens-Clarke County Police Department
Credit: Athens-Clarke County Police Department
In addition to the robbery and criminal attempt to commit rape charges, Ramirez faces charges of false imprisonment, battery and burglary.
Ramirez is being held in the Clarke County Jail. A judge denied him bond during a preliminary hearing Thursday.
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