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Newport News Police release sketch of Kohl’s sexual assault suspect

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Newport News, Va. - Newport News Police have released a sketch of a man who is believed to have sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl outside of a Kohl’s store on Friday, November 7th.

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Police sketch of suspect

The teen said as she was going to her vehicle, she saw a man standing nearby smoking.

When she started to open her car door, the man grabbed her arm, forced her to the side of Kohl’s and sexually assaulted her.

She was able to get away and she ran to her vehicle where she called police.

Police say they are looking for a black man who may be in his 20s. He stands between 5’8 and 5’9 and weighs about 300-350 pounds. He has short dread locks, scruffy hair on his chin and body odor.  His teeth were rotted out and he had two teeth that looked like fangs. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt.

If you’ve seen this man, please call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.