Walker saved jogger’s life after he stumbled across her being raped on lawn
Jamal Wheeler is being hailed as a hero after he saved a woman's life as she was allegedly raped on a front lawn by D'Shawn Garrison, 17, in Atlanta, Georgia.
A woman said it is a miracle she is still alive after a good Samaritan saved her from a violent rape.
Police say D’Shawn Garrison, 17 attacked the 54-year-old woman as she jogged in her neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday.
Garrison, who had just been bonded out of jail for theft two days earlier, beat the woman unconscious and raped her for twenty minutes on a front lawn, The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The woman, who has not been named, told WSB-TV: ‘It was just a vicious attack, and I think he would’ve killed me, eventually. I probably had a few more minutes left in me.’
She continued: ‘He grabbed my by the hair and I bent over and that’s when he started punching me…many, many times…He knocked me out of few times and then choked me a number of times.
The woman said she was screaming at the top of her lungs – and that’s when Jamal Wheeler came to her rescue.
‘He saved my life. He says he’s not a hero, but he actually saved my life,’ the woman said.
Wheeler said he does not consider himself a hero, he just wanted to save her from getting hurt.
He said: ‘I just feel like I stopped him from doing more. He tried to run to the scooter, and that’s when the victim, she grabbed the back of the scooter and he was literally getting on the scooter and I had to grab him so he wouldn’t get anywhere.’
Authorities said Wheeler held Garrison until police arrive, who arrested him and charged the teen with rape, aggravated assault by strangulation, battery that caused substantial physical harm, and interference with government property.
Atlanta Police Sargent John Chafee said the department is upset that Garrison allegedly carried out another violent crime after he has been arrested more than a dozen times.
He said: ‘It is sickening for officers to see that. It’s extremely frustrating.’
District Attorney Paul Howard said that Garrison will remain in police custody until his case is heard.