Man Arrested after Attacking Jogger in Franconia Neighborhood – Detectives Seeking Additional Information
Franconia Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s help after a Centreville man was arrested yesterday morning in the Island Creek neighborhood. Officers responded to the 6600 block of Audrey Kay Court around 10:30 a.m. after a woman was assaulted by a man unknown to her. The woman was jogging on a trail near the end of Thomas Grant Drive when the man began to assault her. A witness came to her aid and the man ran away. The woman was taken to the hospital and treated for serious injuries that were not life threatening. After a search of the area, officers identified and arrested 21-year-old Vincent Wesley nearby. Wesley was charged with malicious wounding and strangulation. He was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and held without bond.
Anyone who has information about this case including home surveillance video of Wesley in the area is asked to please contact Detective P. Edwards of the Franconia District Station Criminal Investigations Section at 703-277-2466. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS(866-411-8477), by text – Type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and by web – Click HERE. Download our Mobile tip411 App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars if their information leads to an arrest.
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