Police search for man who attacked jogger in Sonoma

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Police search for man who attacked jogger in Sonoma
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man a who they say attacked and tried to rape a jogger near the Sonoma Overlook Trail.

SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- Police are searching for a man accused of attacking and attempting to rape a jogger in the North Bay.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's office says it happened Sunday afternoon near Norrbom Road and the Sonoma Overlook Trail.

The jogger told police a man pushed her down, punched her several times and tried to rape her but she fought him off.

The suspect is described as a white man in his 50s with a white, bushy beard.