Police say that they have arrested a suspect after a man followed a woman home from the store and assaulted her at her front door.
Avante Cooper was arrested Wednesday and charged with simple assault, according to police.
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VBPD look for man who allegedly followed a woman home, assaulted her
John Hood 6:49 PM, Jan 30, 2024
On Monday, Cooper allegedly followed an elderly woman around a store and into the parking lot, making lewd comments, according to the VBPD. Then, without the victims knowledge, he followed her to her house where he assaulted her.
News 3 spoke to the husband of the woman, but he didn’t want to go on camera.
He said his wife is fine and was at a grocery store off of Virginia Beach Boulevard when this started.
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