Police search for man suspected of attempted robbery and sexual assault at Gonzales supermarket

GONZALES – Police are searching for a man suspected of attempting to rob and sexually assault a Gonzales supermarket employee outside the store early Friday morning, Gonzales police said.

At around 4 a.m., an employee at Lamendola’s Supermarket was attacked by an unidentified black man wearing a gray hoodie and blue Dickies-style work pants as she fed some cats outside the store. According to police, he demanded money from the woman and she then threw her wallet at him.

The man then punched her and dragged her along the sidewalk, police said. The attacker fled when a male employee arrived during the attack, police added.

The incident is currently under investigation and Gonzales Police are asking anyone with information about the crime to call Lieutenant Bourgeois at (225) 647-9537.