Woman sexually assaulted on Jeffco bike path under C-470

Composite sketch of suspect (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. – Deputies are looking for a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman on a south Jeffco bike path Friday morning.

Authorities said the attack happened when the woman was walking on the bike path at approximately 8 a.m.

The path is located near C-470 and Wadsworth Blvd., which includes a tunnel that goes underneath C-470. When the woman entered the tunnel, authorities said she was attacked and sexually assaulted.

The suspect is described as a white male who is 30 to 40 years old, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-9, weighs 175 to 185 pounds and has a lanky and athletic build. The suspect has tan skin and light-brown hair.

Deputies will be on bike patrol handing out flyers with a sketch of the suspect on the trail Saturday.

If anyone recognizes the suspect, or has any information regarding the incident, you are asked to call the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office tip line at (303) 271-5612.