Cameras Catch Fort Brooke Parking Garage Attacker

A 57-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant in another state was charged with attempted sexual battery and kidnapping in connection with a Thursday morning attack on a woman in the Fort Brooke Parking Garage downtown.

The suspect, Glen Mayfield, whose last known address was 19814 Center Avenue in Delaware, was also charged with failure to register as a sex offender and faces charges for an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court, according to the Tampa Police Department.

The victim, a 63-year-old woman, parked on the eighth floor of the parking garage around 11:37 a.m. and was headed to the ninth floor elevator when police say Mayfield grabbed her, dragged her into the stairwell, pushed her to the ground and punched her several times. The woman heard people nearby and screamed, prompting Mayfield to flee, police said.

Police scoured the area for the man and soon found surveillance video from cameras installed in downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention in August.

The video also shows Mayfield throwing away the shirt he wore, which police say was torn during the attack.

They uploaded screen shots from the video to the department's SAFECOP system and printed out hard copies for officers on foot. Mayfield was spotted on a park bench downtown by a duo of detectives, and was taken into custody.

Mayfield, who had been living on the street, is wanted in connection to a warrant in Georgetown, Delaware for failing to register as a sex offender, and has a criminal history dating back to 1978 that includes rape, kidnapping and sodomy.

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