Sexually Motivated Assault
Published on December 19, 2025
Roberto E. Bryan Jr.
Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Sgt. A. Caldwell, Police Information Officer
Date: December 19, 2025 Phone: (910) 433- 1487 OCA: 2025-027907
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Sexually Motivated Assault
(Fayetteville, NC) –Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Special Victims Unit are actively investigating a sexually motivated assault.
On December 18, 2025, while a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy was conducting a traffic stop near the 100 block of Grove Street the operator of the motor vehicle notified the deputy that they had been a victim of a previous sexual assault which occurred during the evening hours of December 17, 2025, around the 2400 block of Murchison Road.
The preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect committed the assault. The suspect is described as an unknown race male with a raspy voice wearing a thick, unknown color jacket.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective K. Zentner at (910) 705-5160.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting
http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.
If you have been, or are, a victim of sexual assault, victim advocates from the Phoenix Center work with detectives to ensure victims receive appropriate care and access to resources. The Phoenix Center can be reached by phone at (910) 485-7273.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty
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