Overview
- Police identified the suspect as Tydarius Wingfield, 19, of Athens, and charged him with kidnapping, aggravated sexual battery, battery and rape.
- The reported assault occurred early February 28 near North Thomas Street, where the victim said an unknown man approached her, pushed her down and attacked her behind a business parking lot.
- The University of Georgia Police Department issued a campus safety notification after the report, and authorities have not confirmed whether the victim is affiliated with the university.
- Investigators report using the Real Time Crime Center’s downtown cameras to track the movements captured after the attack and to positively identify Wingfield.
- Jail records show Wingfield was denied bond and remains in custody, and Athens-Clarke County police are asking anyone with additional information to contact investigators.