Stalking charge added against suspect in Aiken attack
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Authorities have again arrested a man accused of chasing down and attacking a hospice worker in an incident that was caught on video.
The latest charges against John Rosso, 79, include stalking and filing a false police report of a felony violation.
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He was previously arrested on a charge of assault and battery, third degree, for the attack on Jasmine Thomas.
It happened April 30 after she turned onto Bellreive Drive and ed Rosso, who was talking to an unknown female along the street. He got into his car and caught up to her at a very high speed, she told police.
Thomas stated that as she turned into the driveway of the home where she works, Rosso approached her driver’s side door, hit her in the face and slammed the car door on parts of her body.
A police incident report states she crawled over her console and exited through her enger door, but Rosso ran after her and hit her in the face again.
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“You don’t belong here,” Rosso allegedly said, calling her a b***h, according to the incident report.
The homeowner ran outside to help Thomas as she was being attacked, the report states.
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The homeowner told officials Thomas has been working for his family for a while, and he believes the incident was “provoked by racism.”
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