Woman fiercely fights off apartment complex gym attacker: video
Suspect Xavier Thomas-Jones faces charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping
A Florida woman is talking about the frightening moments she fought off an attacker in her apartment complex gym, and the whole thing was caught on camera.
"As soon as he was approaching me, I pushed him," Nashali Alma, 24, said in a video posted to Instagram by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. "I said, ‘Bro, what the F are you doing? Get away from me. Stop trying to touch me.' He started chasing me around the bench, and we ended up on the other side of the gym."
As Alma continued her workout, the suspect, Xavier Thomas-Jones, 25, reportedly approached her and attempted to grab her waist. She yelled at him, demanding he get away from her, but he continued to chase her around the gym.
Thomas-Jones then grabbed Alma and pinned her on the floor. She continued to fight him off while attempting to call 911. Eventually, he released his grip on Alma, and she immediately ran out of the gym to a nearby apartment.
Deputies were able to track Thomas-Jones down and arrest him less than 24 hours later. He faces charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
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Suspect Xavier Thomas-Jones faces charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping
A Florida woman is talking about the frightening moments she fought off an attacker in her apartment complex gym, and the whole thing was caught on camera.
"As soon as he was approaching me, I pushed him," Nashali Alma, 24, said in a video posted to Instagram by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. "I said, ‘Bro, what the F are you doing? Get away from me. Stop trying to touch me.' He started chasing me around the bench, and we ended up on the other side of the gym."
As Alma continued her workout, the suspect, Xavier Thomas-Jones, 25, reportedly approached her and attempted to grab her waist. She yelled at him, demanding he get away from her, but he continued to chase her around the gym.
Thomas-Jones then grabbed Alma and pinned her on the floor. She continued to fight him off while attempting to call 911. Eventually, he released his grip on Alma, and she immediately ran out of the gym to a nearby apartment.
Deputies were able to track Thomas-Jones down and arrest him less than 24 hours later. He faces charges of sexual battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
Woman fiercely fights off apartment complex gym attacker: video
Surveillance video from an apartment complex gym in Tampa, Florida, captures the moments a man attacked a woman while she was working out. The woman fought back, and is detailing what happened.