Suspect identified in reported rape on Georgia College campus
Georgia College Public Safety officers identified a suspect in a reported rape on campus about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Jarvis Javion Lawrence, 20, is accused of holding a woman at gunpoint and sexually assaulting her behind Bell Hall, according to a release from Georgia College.
The woman, who is not a student at the Milledgeville school, told police the attacker ran away toward West Thomas Street.
Lawrence, who also is not a college student, has short dreads that have red tips.
The college notified students about the incident through the campus crime alert system.
The bulletin said the suspect was wearing a dark colored Chicago Bulls jacket and a dark colored ball cap he was wearing backward.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the campus police office at 478-445-4400 or to submit a tip anonymously through the Rave Guardian app or Silent Witness form online.
Liz Fabian: 478-744-4303, @liz_lines
This story was originally published February 27, 2017 at 10:39 AM with the headline "Suspect identified in reported rape on Georgia College campus."