An off-duty US Marshal says she fought back against a man who groped her butt and pulled down her shorts on a trail popular with runners in Pittsburgh.
The 19-year-old suspect,
Robert Flynn, ran away after allegedly pawing the marshal on Tuesday, but she chased him down and swiftly kicked him in the crotch, according to CBS Pittsburgh.
While in pursuit of the accused pervert, the marshal hollered at other joggers to
call 911.
The woman says she identified herself as a
federal marshal and kicked Flynn
after he resisted being detained and charged at her [bold mine], according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. The marshal,
who's 5-feet-5 and weighs 150 pounds [bold mine], also punched the
6-feet-4 [bold mine], 210-pound Flynn in the face.
She injured a pinky in the tumult.
Police arrived to
find Flynn cornered by the marshal, according to WTAE.
Police said Flynn might be the culprit in an earlier attack on the same route in which a woman said a young man hoisted up her skirt, CBS Pittsburgh said.
Flynn faces numerous charges, including aggravated assault, indecent assault and escape, reports say.
Michael McLaughlin