Crime & Safety

Police: Man Tries to Rape Woman Who Had Passed Out on Sidewalk

A 26-year-old Arlington man was charged in the early Monday morning incident.

A 26-year-old man was charged with attempting to rape a woman who was passed out on a sidewalk, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

Leonardo A. Martinez Lopez, of Arlington, has been charged with attempted rape.

Officers were called at 2 a.m. Monday to the 1200 block of North Troy Street after getting a report that the woman was asleep on the sidewalk and a man was trying to pull her pants down, according to police.

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When officers arrived, they saw a man standing over the unconscious woman, police reported.


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