MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — A Semmes man was arrested in connection with a 2023 attempted rape of an elderly woman, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.
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The DA’s Office said in a press release that 45-year-old Elvis Dewayne Henderson was arrested this morning as officials with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Mobile Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals executed an arrest warrant on a secret indictment.
According to documents, Henderson was indicted in December 2023 for attempted rape, second-degree burglary, third-degree robbery, and second-degree elder abuse.
Prosecutors said the charges stem from an incident that occurred in June 2023 when Henderson allegedly broke into the home of an elderly woman and beat her in an attempt to sexually assault her.
Henderson was booked into the Metro Jail with the following charges and bond amounts, officials said:
- $30,000 bond for the first-degree attempted rape charge
- $20,000 for the second-degree burglary charge
- $10,000 for the third-degree robbery charge
- $20,000 for the elder abuse charge.