A Florida woman is speaking out to Fox News and others after she fended off an attacker at the gym.
The entire thing was captured on video, which is challenging to watch because of how scary this attack was and the fact that this innocent victim was attacked so brutally.
Nashali Alma, 24, the victim in this case, spoke with Fox News and said: As soon as he was approaching me, I pushed him, and I said, Bro, what the F are you doing? Get away from me. Stop trying to touch me. He started chasing me around the bench, and we ended up on the other side of the gym.
The video of her attack was posted on Instagram by the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office.
The assault occurred on January 22nd, and deputies were called out to the Inwood Park Apartment Complex to address the issue.
Sheriff Chad Chronister spoke about the situation and said: I was disgusted by the suspects actions, how he preyed on this young woman, and Im grateful that she came forward, I know her story is going to be an inspiration to other women.
Alma says she was exercising alone in the apartment gym and let the suspect into the gym, not knowing he was about to attack her. She said she had seen him in the gym before, and this wasnt surprising to her to see him there.
The suspect, Xavier Thomas-Jones, 25, is shown to have first tried to grab Alma by the waist. She yelled at him and demanded that he get away from her. However, Thomas-Jones continued to chase her around the gym.
At one point, Thomas-Jones is shown pinning the victim on the floor while she continued to scream at him and attempt to dial 911. Finally, he released his grip on her, and she immediately ran out of the gym and to a nearby apartment.
Fox News reports that it didnt take long for deputies to catch up with Thomas-Jones and put him under arrest. They caught up with him less than 24 hours after the incident occurred. He is currently facing charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping.
Fox 13 Tampa obtained records that show that Thomas-Jones also lives in the same apartment complex as Alma. The suspect allegedly admitted to the attack because he wanted sex with her.
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