{"id":375171,"date":"2026-07-16T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375171\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:00:24","slug":"houston-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-after-white-oak-bayou-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375171\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston man charged with sexual assault after White Oak Bayou attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A man accused of attacking a woman while she was exercising <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967953\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/houston-and-galveston\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">at a Houston-area bayou <\/a>\u2014 and then trying to drown her \u2014 was arrested after she fought him off and fled, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Jacoby Isiah Fuselier, 19, allegedly attacked the woman around 6:30 p.m. local time Monday along White Oak Bayou, Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen said in a statement announcing the arrest.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The woman told authorities she fought back, gouging at Fuselier&#8217;s eyes and yanking out clumps of his hair before fleeing, police said. After escaping her alleged attacker, she found deputy constables and was taken to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967954\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/85-year-old-hero-stops-man-posing-utility-worker-trying-kidnap-woman-authorities-say\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">85-YEAR-OLD \u2018HERO\u2019 STOPS MAN POSING AS UTILITY WORKER TRYING TO KIDNAP WOMAN, AUTHORITIES SAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/houston-bayou-001.jpg\" alt=\"A boyou and law enforcement vehicle\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A vehicle with the office of Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen at a Houston-area bayou where authorities said a woman was attacked while exercising before she fought back and fled. (Fox Houston; Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This is an incredible story of [a] woman\u2019s strength and will to survive,&#8221; Rosen said. &#8220;We want to see that justice is done for her and we are thankful for the hard work by our deputies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967955\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">In an effort to<\/a> find the attacker, deputies flew a drone above the bayou and discovered a crime scene marked by claw marks through the mud and grass on the bayou\u2019s bank.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They followed fresh bike tracks from the area to a residential street, where home surveillance video showed a man on a bicycle who matched the description of the assailant, the constable&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967956\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-naked-man-attempted-child-kidnapping-waterfront-park\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NAKED MAN TRIES TO KIDNAP 7-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM MOTHER AT PORTLAND PARK, BYSTANDERS INTERVENE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Once in that neighborhood, Fuselier allegedly approached another woman but fled when he saw her husband, authorities said. That woman told investigators that a man on a bike whistled at her while she was outside her home just before her husband walked out, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967957\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/white-oak-bayou-attack-sexual-assault-jacoby-fuselier\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Houston<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fuselier was later arrested after a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967958\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-woman-charged-murder-evading-police-body-found-shallow-grave-sheriff-says\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">brief chase and struggle<\/a>. He was found in possession of a cell phone belonging to the woman he allegedly attacked at the bayou, Rosen said.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/houston-bayou-002.jpg\" alt=\"Abayou from above\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>An image of White Oak Bayou from above. (Fox Houston)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He was initially charged with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_967960\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan-avoids-jail-time-obstructing-arrest-illegal-immigrant\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">evading arrest on Tuesday,<\/a> followed by two counts of aggravated sexual assault on Wednesday, police said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to Rosen&#8217;s office for further comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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