Crime & Safety
Update: Man Suspected in Sexual Assault in Rosewood Arrested
Anthony Tyrone Dervin, 47, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Rosewood early Monday morning.

Updated, July 10, 2013.: Anthony Tyrone Dervin was arrested by authorities around 1 p.m. on Bush River Road, Columbia spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said.
Dervin is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, burglary, and kidnapping.
Dervin is accused of breaking into a home on Pembroke Avenue around 5 a.m. Monday.
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A woman told Columbia Police that she awoke to see the suspect standing in her bedroom.
Dervin allegedly forced the woman out of her bed and sexually assaulted her.
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He then forced the woman to drive to a nearby ATM to withdraw money, police said.
The victim noticed people in the area and honked her car horn to get their attention, Timmons said, which caused the man to flee the area on foot.
Original story, July 9, 2013: Columbia Police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Rosewood area early Monday morning.
A woman told city police that a man, identified by authorities as 47-year-old Anthony Tyrone Dervin, broke into her home on Pembroke Avenue around 5 a.m.
The man allegedly sexually assaulted the woman then forced her to drive him to an ATM, Columbia Police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said.
The victim noticed people in the area and honked her car horn to get their attention, Timmons said. The man fled the area on foot.
Once arrested, Dervin will be charged with sexual assault, burglary, and kidnapping, Timmons said.
Dervin was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, black shorts and white tennis shoes. He also has tattoos on both arms.
Timmons said Dervin has family in Elgin and Lugoff, and has lived in Florida and Virginia.
Anyone with information about the incident, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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