A teenage stalker who allegedly raped a woman in a parking lot has finally been arrested by police, who were on a hunt for him for days.
18-year-old Donnie Lee Stevenson allegedly sexually assaulted a woman outside a Louisiana store after following her inside, holding her at gunpoint, and forcing her into a red Honda Accord on Thursday around 7.30 pm as per WBRZ.
Surveillance footage captured the now-arrested teenage stalker walking into the store in Hammond right before he snatched the unnamed woman and took her outside.
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He then allegedly made the victim drive back to the store where she informed people of what transpired and called the cops.
For about two days, Stevenson was on the run and police later found out that he stole the red sedan seen in the footage from the next town of Independence before heading to Target, according to Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron.
Police released images of Stevenson to Facebook and prompted locals to help in finding him.
‘HPD is actively searching for Stevenson in Independence. Do NOT approach the suspect if seen,’ the department stated along with a picture of him.
After receiving a tip that someone spotted Stevenson in Independence, police caught the 18-year-old and took him to the station.
When Hammond Police officers arrived at the scene, they found the suspect in a red car and Stevenson then jumped out and fled into a wooded area but was later apprehended near Mashon Road, as per a WBRZ report.
He was seen in ripped, dirty clothing as two officers held him up with his hands and feet handcuffed.
A video of his arrest showed multiple officers from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office surrounding him as he stumbled toward a patrol car, leaving it tangled in his hair.
Bergeron told the outlet he believes Stevenson had followed other women in the store before selecting his victim.
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Lee Stevenson was placed in Tangipahoa Parish Jail, but the victim’s condition however remains unclear.
In March 2022, a similar incident occurred when a Miami man attacked a woman inside a Walmart.
28-year-old Brendan Harvey allegedly ran up behind a female shopper, ripped off her clothes, and attempted to sexually assault her. Witnesses intervened and managed to pull him off the victim.
Harvey was charged with sexual battery and ordered to stay away from the victim and Walmart. He was later given a $50,000 bond, according to Daily Mail.
