Updated: Real Estate Agent Assaulted By Man in Women's Clothing, Wig, Police Say

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Gwinnett Police have identified the man accused of attacking a real estate agent Wednesday morning. He was reportedly wearing woman’s clothing and wig at the time of the attack.

Jeffrey Wayne Shumate, 38, of Lawrenceville, has been arrested and taken to the Gwinnett County jail, police said in an update of the incident.

Charges are pending.

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Gwinnett Police say a man wearing women’s clothing and a wig allegedly assaulted a real estate agent who was showing him a house for sale Wednesday morning.

Police said a “person of interest” has been identified in the case and was being interviewed at Gwinnett County Police Headquarters.

Gwinnett Police public information officer Cpl. Michele Pihera said in a new release that officers responded around 9 a.m. to 4240 Sugarloaf Parkway near Lawrenceville, where the 911 caller was with a woman covered in blood.

The woman, a real estate agent, told detectives she was contacted by the man interested in buying a house and met him at the location.

“The victim described the suspect as a white male wearing women’s clothing and a wig,” Pihera said.

The real estate agent allowed the man inside the house as she waited outside, police said.

“When the suspect exited the home, he grabbed her and began assaulting her on the porch,” Pihera said. She was able to free herself and flagged down a person who called 911.

The victim gave officers a description of the man and the car he was driving, as well as a partial tag number, which led police to identify a person of interest.

No other information was immediately available.

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