Carbondale police on Tuesday afternoon released video footage of a man they say is a suspect in an attempted sexual assault reported earlier this month.

About 6:55 a.m. Oct. 2, a woman was jogging in the 1200 block of East Grand Avenue when she was tackled to the ground by a man in his mid-20s, she told Carbondale police. Area residents were alerted to the attempted assault as the victim yelled and fought with the would-be assailant, authorities said.

Shortly after, the man fled the area, police said. The victim received minor injuries but declined medical treatment, authorities have said.

The man — who the victim described as being a white male with a “thin build and shaggy hair” — was seen on video walking east on East Grand Avenue from South Wall Street before the assault, police said in a news release Tuesday.

The about 180-pound man was last seen wearing black pants and a black long sleeve shirt, Carbondale police said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwU-T5kjdnk&feature=youtu.be

The police department is asking the public to help identify the man. The same man is seen in both videos, authorities said, but his shirt appears to be a lighter color in the second video because it was captured on a black and white camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEpdDUXD-4s&feature=youtu.be

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Carbondale police at (618) 457-3200 or Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677).

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