NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Arrest records are revealing more about the arrest of a man who allegedly attempted to rape a woman while she was running on the Cumberland River Greenway.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), 43-year-old Christopher Chapman attacked a 25-year-old woman on Sunday, Feb. 4 as she was running on the greenway.
Authorities reported Chapman grabbed the woman, put her in a chokehold, threw her into a fence and got on top of her before a witness intervened and pulled him away.
On Feb. 9, officials announced that Chapman was identified by the victim from a photo lineup and after "analysis of evidence by MNPD crime lab scientists."
However, investigators said he was jailed a day after the attack when a police K-9 team arrested him for breaking into a church in South Nashville.
A new arrest report details that the 49-year-old was found inside Jesus Only Tabernacle on Glenrose Avenue.
According to MNPD, a K-9 unit found Chapman in a back office of the church.
When asked how he got inside the building, he allegedly told officers that he used a brick to break the window.
A witness said prior to the incident, they observed Chapman yelling in the middle of street as he tried to break into another building but failed.
Jesus Only Tabernacle Pastor Doug Baggett told News 2 Chapman was found in his office lying on cushions from a couch.
An arrest report states Chapman was taken to General Hospital to be treated for a K-9 bite after he was placed into custody.
Chapman remains jailed on attempted rape and aggravated criminal trespassing charges, police said.
from WKRN News 2 https://ift.tt/3jwtXBC
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