ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – The Albemarle County Police Department is seeking the whereabouts of a Charlottesville man who is a suspect in an assault that occurred on Friday, August 15.
At approximately 3 a.m., ACPD officers were dispatched to Wahoo Way for a report of a female feeling dizzy and nauseous. Further information provided led first responders to believe the injuries being reported could be consistent with an assault.
Upon officer arrival, the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Malik I. Thornton, fled the scene with an 8-month-old child. The female victim was transported to UVA Health for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The victim and Thornton were known to each other, and this is believed to be an isolated incident…