This happened this week, in Virginia Beach
A naked man attacked a woman walking her dog on a trail in First Landing State Park on Tuesday afternoon. Two other women then rushed to fend off the attack.
Police arrested Jason Kurt Mintel, 33, of the 2800 block of Bayville Road. He faces charges of attempted rape, abuduction and two counts of assaulting police officers.
The incident began when the victim met a mother and her daughter while walking on Osmanthus Trail. Down the path, the mother and daughter saw the victim’s dog darting by, then heard screams.
The two women ran up the path and saw the other woman fighting off a naked man.
The man was on top of the victim, whose wrists were wrapped around a leash, police spokeswoman Rene Ball said.
One woman grabbed a stick and hit the man while her daughter called 911, but she could not tell dispatchers exactly where they were.
The man grabbed the woman’s daughter, reached for the cell phone and tried to take off the woman’s clothes, Ball said. He also tried to attack the first woman again.
Suddenly, Ball said, the man stopped and began hopping up and down and singing a song. The women played along until police arrived. Ball said the assailant then punched an officer in the face and hit another with a stick.
The women were not injured.
The man was taken to the hospital for injuries he sustained and because police believe drugs may have been involved.
As soon as I saw the title of this post I recalled several killings on the Appalachian Trail, but no specifics. Thanks for your post.