(ICYMI) Man Dressed as Woman, Allegedly Attacked Real Estate Agent, Police Say

Photo: Jeffrey Wayne Shumate. Gwinnett Jail mug shot

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Previously posted on Patch

The man who Gwinnett Police say was wearing women’s clothing and a wig when he allegedly attacked a real estate agent Wednesday morning faces several charges in the incident.

Jeffrey Wayne Shumate, 38, of Lawrenceville, has been charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment and battery in connection with the alleged attack around 9 a.m. Wednesday at 4240 Sugarloaf Parkway near Lawrenceville.

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The assault and imprisonment charges are felonies, according to Gwinnett County Jail records. He is being held without bond.

Police said Shumate is accused of attacking the real estate agent, a woman, while she was showing him a house for sale.

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

“The victim described the suspect as a white male wearing women’s clothing and a wig,” Gwinnett Police public information officer Cpl. Michele Pihera said in a Wednesday email.

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, Pihera said.

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 Shumate.