A man has been arrested in a frightening incident in Pompano Beach involving a woman who woke up ion her home to a burglar groping her, authorities said.
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The woman had been asleep in her home in the 2900 block of Northeast 7th Street back on Aug. 16 when she woke up to a man touching her, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said.
The man fled, and authorities launched an investigation and were able to identify a suspect, 27-year-old Stinley Jean Jacques, officials said.
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On Wednesday, BSO detectives found Jean Jacques but he fled before he eventually crashed in North Miami, official said.
Jean Jacques was booked into a Miami-Dade jail on traffic charges but was expected to be brought to Broward to face charges including burglary, battery, stalking and voyeurism.
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Officials said the investigation was ongoing.