Convicted sex offender arrested in Nashville attack on woman
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A convicted sex offender was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attacking a Tennessee woman in her apartment, police said.
Joequarius Williams, 29, was charged with the attempted murder and robbery of a 25-year-old woman he followed as she walked home after attending a Bridgestone Arena concert on Nov. 5, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.
The unidentified woman told police she saw a man following her from a distance as she walked home. Police said he followed her into her building and they both got into the elevator.
Once inside, Williams grabbed the woman by the neck and allegedly said he was going to kill her.
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Joequarius Williams, 29, a sex offender, allegedly attacked a woman in the elevator of an apartment building. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
“He lost consciousness for a short time due to suffocation,” the police statement said. “When she came to, he was on top of her.”
Police said the woman managed to break free when the elevator door opened and ran towards it. Williams allegedly took the keys and cell phone that investigators found outside the building.
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Police said the attack took place in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. (500px via Adina Olteanu/Getty Images)
Williams was captured after authorities examined fingerprints left on the items.
Authorities said Williams was previously convicted of aggravated assault and attempted forcible rape of a 27-year-old woman in an August 2019 incident at an apartment complex on Glastonbury Road.
He was sentenced to probation and placed on Tennessee’s sex offender registry. Police said probation violation warrants are expected to be issued by the state.
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Williams remains in jail on $10.1 million bail.
