Patrick Gamache, 20, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault/battery after an attack on the Seminole Wekiva Trail. The incident, which took place on Monday afternoon, was thwarted by the quick actions of a nearby citizen who heard the victim’s calls for aid and called police.
The attack occurred at around 4:00 p.m., near the intersection of State Road 434 and Douglas Avenue. According to accounts, a female victim was heading northeast along the trail when a man riding an electric scooter approached her.
The suspect then pulled the victim to the neighboring woods. Her calls for aid were heard by a concerned bystander, who found her and promptly dialed 911…