WAGA TV, the assault and theft took place in the early morning hours of August 29. Police are investigating the matter and believe the suspect may be targeting the trans community in the area, as the victim was wearing a dress at the time of the incident.“I drove down Peachtree and he was walking down Peachtree,” said the victim, who wished to remain anonymous. “He flagged me down and I pulled over.
I thought I knew him, but I didn’t. Then we got into conversation.”The victim, who works as a federal corrections officer, let the man into his car and then took him to his apartment on the 800 block of Penn Avenue.While at the apartment, the man excused himself to use the bathroom.