A man previously convicted of sex offenses was taken into custody on Tuesday, accused of assaulting a woman in her Tennessee apartment complex, according to police reports.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has charged 29-year-old Joequarius Williams with attempted murder and robbery. Authorities allege that he trailed a 25-year-old woman as she made her way home from a concert at Bridgestone Arena on November 5th.
The woman, whose identity remains confidential, reported to police that she noticed a man shadowing her from a distance while she walked. His pursuit continued into her apartment building, where they both entered the elevator together.
In the confined space, Williams allegedly seized the woman by the neck, threatening her life, police stated.
According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, “She momentarily lost consciousness due to the strangulation. Upon regaining awareness, she found him on top of her.”
“She lost consciousness briefly due to strangulation,” a police statement said. “When she came to, the man was on top of her.”
When the elevator door opened, she managed to break free and made a run for it, police said. Williams allegedly took her keys and cell phone, which investigators recovered outside the building.
Police said the attack happened in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. (Adina Olteanu / 500px via Getty Images)
Williams was nabbed after authorities analyzed fingerprints left on the items.
Williams was previously convicted of aggravated assault and attempted forcible rape of a 27-yearold woman from an August 2019 incident at a Glastonbury Road apartment complex, authorities said.
He was sentenced to probation and placed on Tennessee’s sex offender registry. Probation violation warrants are expected to be filed by the state, police said.
Williams remains jailed on a $10.1 million bond.
