More details on Minneapolis park rape suspect

Minneapolis police on Friday released a detailed description and sketch of a suspect who allegedly raped a woman walking in a north Minneapolis park Wednesday night.

Last update: May 22, 2009 - 11:53 PM

Minneapolis police on Friday released a detailed description and sketch of a suspect who allegedly raped a woman walking in a north Minneapolis park Wednesday night.

The 37-year-old victim was in Folwell Park near Humboldt and Dowling Avenues N. around 10 p.m. when a man she didn't know approached her, according to Minneapolis police.

He grabbed her throat and said he would kill her, police said. Then he raped her next to a building on the north side of the park, which is adjacent to the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

The suspect is described as a man in his 30s with light brown skin, who is possibly Hispanic or American Indian.

He is 5 feet 1 to 5 feet 2 with a muscular, stocky build and a thick neck. He has straight short black hair that is combed back on the sides and sticks up on top. He has medium sideburns with a thin beard along his jaw line and a slight mustache. He has a scar running under his left ear, a burn mark on the top of his left hand, a missing right upper tooth and a gold upper left tooth.

He had a metal cross post earring in his left ear and walks with a slight limp. He was wearing a white T-shirt with curved lettering on the chest and a picture of a black male. He had a red and white bandana around his neck and black or blue pants.

Another rape on north side

Police are also investigating a rape reported on the north side of the city Thursday, but said they do not believe the two cases are connected. An 18-year-old woman told police she was walking near I-94 and Olson Memorial Highway between 9:30 and 11:45 p.m. when a man raped her. Further details have not been released.

Anyone with information can call the Minneapolis police tip line at 612-692-8477.

LORA PABST