A suspected sexual predator was arrested after allegedly raping a woman inside an apartment building in Manhattan.
The attack occurred just after 4 a.m. Sunday inside the building near Thompson Street and Prince Street in SoHo, according to the NYPD. Detectives said the suspect followed a 23-year-old woman into the residential building, forcibly grabbed her and put her in a chokehold before sexually assaulting her.
The man ran off immediately after. Police said he was seen wearing a hoodie with a red heart symbol on the back, along with orange sneakers.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force said they captured the suspect, identified as Ellow Williams, after he was asked to report to his parole officer. He has at least four previous convictions, including the most recent one for a robbery in 2019.
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Williams, who had been out on parole until Aug. 2025, was charged with rape, robbery, stalking, burglary, sex abuse and more. Attorney information for Williams was not immediately clear.
The victim was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information in regard to the incident or suspect is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website.
