Police seek suspect in Va. hotel assault

WASHINGTON — A woman visiting from overseas woke up to find a strange man in her Manassas hotel room, and Prince William County police are releasing a sketch of the suspect in an effort to find him.

Prince William County Police say there were no signs the suspect forced his way into a hotel room. (Courtesy Prince William County Police)
Prince William County Police say there were no signs the suspect forced his way into a hotel room. (Courtesy Prince William County Police)

Police responded just after 6 a.m. Thursday to the Wyndham Garden Hotel on Vandor Lane after a 63-year-old woman reported waking up to a man inappropriately touching her.

Police say when the victim screamed, the suspect left her room.

Police say there were no signs he forced his way into her hotel room and the woman is uninjured.

The man is described as white, Hispanic, or Middle-Eastern, between 30 and 40 years old, and around 5-foot, 9-inches tall. He has a regular build, short black or dark brown crew-cut hair, closely shaven beard, and arched eyebrow.

He was last seen wearing a shirt of an unknown color, blue shorts, and a dark colored watch, police said.

Megan Cloherty

WTOP Investigative Reporter Megan Cloherty primarily covers breaking news, crime and courts.

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