More details have been released on the apprehension of the suspect in the alleged abduction and sexual assault of two women near two Alexandria Metro stations on May 30.
One of the incidents occurred near the Braddock Road Metro station, and the victim told police she was followed out of the station by a man, grabbed from behind, and wrestled on the ground. The victim recounted that she was able to get away from the suspect and then hit him on the head with her purse before fleeing and calling the police, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
“She remembered seeing the suspect as she walked towards the escalator, and that he walked to the escalator behind her,” police said in the search warrant affidavit. “Then, walking eastbound on Madison Street, she said that the suspect was on the opposite side of the road, then suddenly crossed over and grabbed her from behind. The suspect forcefully grabbed (the victim’s) face, covering her mouth and nose with his hand.”
The search warrant affidavit continued, “(The victim) said she tried to push the suspect off by shaking, and they ended up on the ground. The suspect was still behind (the victim) on the ground with his hand over her mouth. (The victim) said they rolled a little bit on the ground and she was able to get him off of her and she stood up. The suspect then sat on the ground and they looked at each other. (The victim) then hit the suspect in the head with her purse then ran from the scene.”
Jeffrey Gary, a 35-year-old Fairfax County man, was later identified as the suspect by the Metro Transit Police Department.
MTPD provided the Alexandria Police Department with photos from the Braddock Road Metro station showing the victim walking out at 9:37 p.m., closely followed by the suspect. Metro then looked up the suspect’s entry and exit data on their Metro card and got the name, Jeffrey T. Gary, according to the search warrant affidavit.
Gary was arrested and charged with assault and battery, sexual battery, and two counts of abduction with force. Both incidents occurred on the evening of Friday, May 30.
Gary was also charged with assaulting and abducting a woman at the Potomac Yard Metro station that same night. He was arrested June 1, and charged with assault and battery, sexual battery, and two counts of abduction with force.
Gary, a Georgetown Law graduate, was employed as an assistant division chief by the Federal Communications Commission until his arrest on June 1.
Gary remains on house arrest after securing a $14,000 bond on June 13. His initial court date, scheduled for July 7, was continued to August 25, according to court records.
