Texas jogger says military background helped her fight off attacker before he fled in vehicle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Texas woman who was attacked while jogging last week said her military combat training helped her fight back against the man.
The woman, a U.S. Army veteran who preferred to remain anonymous, detailed her ordeal to FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth on Monday. She was jogging near Union Park in Little Elm, a city about 36 miles north of Dallas, on May 12 when a man dressed in all black with a face covering pretended to jog toward her and attacked.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“When he lunged for me, he tackled me pretty quick and I remember, like, hitting the tree,” she told the station.
She told the station how her combat training helped her escape the man's grip.
“I remember trying to reach behind me, like if I could get his eyes or whatever,” she said. “Once I got his hand away from my mouth I said, ‘I pushed the button! They know where I’m at! They’re coming!’ I think I only got those words out two or three times. Really just suddenly, he stopped, got up and ran.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The woman said she is recovering from bruises. The suspect is still at large.
The suspect fled in a 2019 or 2020 Cadillac XT4 Premium in Twilight Blue. (Little Elm Police Department)
Police described the man as between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet tall, weighing between 240 and 270 pounds. He was wearing a black hoodie, and a black and white bandana scarf around his face.
He was potentially injured during his scuffle with the victim, police said, and fled the scene in a 2019 or 2020 Cadillac XT4 Premium in Twilight Blue.
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Police are asking anyone with information on the vehicle or a person fitting the description to call authorities.