Lafayette Alleged Sexual Assault Attempt Leads To Arrest

62 year old Jeffery Harrell was arrested this morning (Wednesday) outside of a Lafayette bar and charged with one count of attempted forcible rape. According to our news partners at KATC the victim and Harrell were acquaintances and had gone to the bar together. Allegedly when leaving the bar Harrell attempted to sexually assault the victim but she was able to escape. Bail for Harrell was set at $40,000.