FAYETTEVILLE — A man accused of assaulting a woman on a trail last month pleaded not guilty Monday.
James Dacy, 23, a homeless man living in Fayetteville, was arrested May 18. He's charged with kidnapping and battery.
Police were called just before 3:30 p.m. that day to the 4000 block of North Steele Boulevard. A woman told officers a man had just tackled her and tried to pull off her clothing while she walked along Scull Creek Trail, according to a preliminary arrest report.
The woman said she hit the man in the face and fled, the report said.
Officers found Dacy about 1 mile away covered in dirt and blood. He was arrested after the woman identified him, according to the report.
He was given an Aug. 28 court date before Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor.
Dacy was being held at the Washington County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond as of Tuesday afternoon, records show.
