Guy West battery suspects at large

Nika Megino

As six women jogged along the bicycle trail at the western edge of the Guy West Bridge on Thursday, a group of four white males between the ages of 20-25 approached.

Two of the six women became victims of battery when two of the males grabbed their buttocks, according to a Monday University Police Department press release.

The incident occurred between 4 and 4:10 p.m. as the women jogged passed the men while entering the Guy West Bridge, said Chief of the University Police Kenneth Barnett.

The women continued jogging after the incident and called in the report the same evening, Barnett said.The women ?” students from a local high school ?” came in to file the report on Saturday, Barnett said.

No arrests have been made and as of Tuesday morning there are no leads.

“No, there’s no leads,” Barnett said. “We’re just hoping if anyone saw anything they could contact us.”

Barnett also urges the community to be cautious when they see any suspicious activity.

The first suspect was described as a 20- to 25-year-old white male, 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds with an athletic build and short brown hair, according to the press release. He was wearing a gray American Eagle hooded sweatshirt with pink, green and blue stripes near the shoulder area of the sleeves ?” with the words “American Eagle” printed across the chest of the sweatshirt ?” and blue jeans.

The second suspect was described as a 20- to 25-year-old white male, 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds with a stocky build and spiky brown hair, according to the press release. He was wearing a black, or dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt with white lettering and blue jeans.University police can be reached at 278-6851, or at [email protected].

Nika Megino can be reached at [email protected]