Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman In East Charlotte Arrested In Lancaster County

November 30, 2018

Justin Pryor, Caryn Little,

The Latest:

CMPD says 24-year-old Lajames Ross has been arrested in Lancaster, SC in connection to an east Charlotte sexual assault that happened in September.

CMPS says person saw pics on the news & turned in Lajames Ross as the suspect in rape case on Lawyers Rd. In sept. During investigation, police learned a second sexual assault happened an hour earlier that night, & they believe he is the suspect in that case, too. @WCCBCharlotte pic.twitter.com/4xT3Xefuhy

— courtney francisco (@cjfranciscowccb) November 30, 2018

Ross is currently awaiting extradition back to North Carolina, but officials have not said how long that will take.

He is charged with two counts of First Degree Kidnapping, First Degree Sex Offense, and First Degree Rape.

Police say woman was getting gas after work at 5:30 am Sept. 14 when a man forced his way into her car and sexually assaulted her. An hour earlier, CMPD says he was supposed to meet another woman and sexually assaulted her, too. Lajames Ross is suspect. @WCCBCharlotte pic.twitter.com/B2NBQyHmXy

— courtney francisco (@cjfranciscowccb) November 30, 2018

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Original Story (Sept. 14, 2018):

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police need your help identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in east Charlotte.

Investigators say the victim, a 22-year-old woman, was at a gas station on Lawyers Road early Friday morning when she was approached by an unknown black male. The suspect reportedly got into the victim’s vehicle and forced her to drive off.

Police say he then brandished a weapon and sexually assaulted the victim before fleeing the scene. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’9″ and was last seen wearing blue basketball shorts with a lighter blue stripe on the side.

The suspect got out of a vehicle that was being driven by an unknown black female, according to a news release. The vehicle appears to be a white Chevrolet HHR with whited out rear windows and black rims.

Anyone with information concerning this case or the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.