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PHILADELPHIA - A New York man accused of violently carjacking a woman in Montgomery County is a suspect in a Philadelphia sexual assault and may be responsible for two other attacks on women.
Malcolm White, 36, was arrested Thursday night in Whitpane Township after police say a woman was torn from her car by her hair and punched in the face. According to authorities, the brutal carjacking happened in the parking lot of Henkels and McCoy on Jolly Road where the victim worked.
The victim told police her attacker put her in a chokehold which caused her to lose consciousness, according to an affidavit. When she awoke, police say she saw the man inside her car and ran back to her workplace.
The man, described as a 5-foot-7 Black man wearing a yellow shirt and long pants, left the parking lot on foot by the time officers arrived. Police spotted White a short time later jogging down Jolly Road with a yellow shirt tucked into his waistband.
White tried to elude police by hiding in wooded areas and high grass, but was eventually taken into custody. He faces several charges in the brutal assault.