IRVING, Texas — Businesses along State Highway 183 and Esters in Irving are on edge after a man, possibly in his 50s or 60s, entered a clothing store in the area on Sunday and reportedly forced a female employee into a backroom and sexually assaulted her.
Irving police released a video of the man entering the store on Monday. Police have since identified the man as Patrick Francis Hoversten of Sonoma, California. According to Irving PD, he is a truck driver and is believed to be in Laredo, Texas. Hoversten is wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, police said.
The store owner told WFAA that he desperately wanted the suspect caught but didn't want the business's name identified to protect the employee involved.
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