Man arrested in gym attack

Published August 19, 2009 4:00am ET



Fairfax County police arrested a man they said tried to abduct a woman who was leaving a gym Tuesday morning.

Wilson B. Barahona, 22, of Fairfax, was charged with assault and abduction. Police said a 25-year-old woman who had been exercising at an apartment complex gym in the 12200 block of Pender Creek Circle around 6:15 a.m. When she exited, a man grabbed her from behind, police said. She screamed and the man covered her mouth. The two struggled and the suspect fled.

Several hours later, witnesses directed police to a man on a bicycle who matched the description, police said.

– Scott McCabe