Bystanders Intervene in Sexual Assault; Attacker Hospitalized: Police

A man charged with attempting to sexually assault a woman in a florist shop is recovering from injuries suffered when bystanders came to the woman’s aid, police say.

The attack was reported about 9 a.m. Thursday at Forget Me Not Flower Shop in the 400 block of Crain Highway in Glen Burnie. Anne Arundel County Police say a man entered the flower shop and attempted to sexually assault the female worker.

Another employee saw the attack, activated the silent alarm and told a tenant who lived upstairs. The tenant came down to the shop and confronted the suspect. With the help of someone who was driving by, the tenant subdued the suspect until officers arrived.

The suspect -- Garrick Holloway, 28, of 9403 Sherwood Drive in Upper Marlboro -- was taken to an area hospital for medical treatment. Police didn’t specify what injuries Holloway suffered.

He is being charged with attempted first- and second-degree rape, attempted first-, second-, third- and fourth-degree sex offense, first- and second-degree assault, attempted perverted practice, indecent exposure, false imprisonment and disorderly conduct, according to police.