Suspect sought in Gregg Street sexual assault and carjacking

Columbia police are investigating an alleged sexual assault and carjacking that occurred around 1:30am Monday, March 30 on Gregg Street near Rosewood Drive, Chief Skip Holbrook said in a news release.

The victim told investigators that she and the assailant had arranged to meet around 1:30am on the 200 block of Gregg Street. When he arrived, he grabbed her car keys, drove her around against her will and, at the point of a gun, sexually assaulted her in a ‘secluded area.’ She was left there when the man drove away in the victim’s car.

The attacker is described as an African-American male between 20-30 years-old, standing approximately 6- -feet and 4-inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds.

If you have information that can help the police solve this crime and location the alleged assailant, you are asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC, text CRIMES (274637) and mark the beginning of the message with “TIPSC” followed by the tip information, or log onto www.midlandscrimestoppers.com and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.

This story was originally published April 1, 2015 at 6:23 PM with the headline "Suspect sought in Gregg Street sexual assault and carjacking."