NYC predator who ‘raped woman in her Soho apartment building’ is a robbery parolee, 30, who ‘hid behind a car before following her inside’
A 30-year-old man on parole for a 2019 robbery was arrested Tuesday for allegedly raping a woman in her own New York City apartment two days earlier.
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force took the suspect, Ellow Williams, into custody on the Lower East Side and charged him with the monstrous sexual assault on the 23-year-old victim that police say occurred Sunday. He denies the accusations.
Police revealed more details about the disturbing case, including that Williams chased the woman behind a parked car and allegedly threatened to shoot her after sneaking unnoticed into her apartment building near Thompson Street and Prince Street.
“If you scream, I’ll shoot you,” the attacker told the victim, as reported by the NYPD, which released surveillance images of the suspect entering the building.
PIX11 News filmed the moment the perpetrator was released sent to jail by officers after being charged with rape in the first degree, burglary, robbery in the second degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and strangulation in the second degree.
Williams (photo) is walked by two officers from the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday
Williams (pictured center) allegedly said, “If you scream, I’ll shoot you,” to the woman whose apartment police say sneaked into her apartment on Sunday
According to the NYPD, Williams followed her to the second floor, attacked her from behind, put her in a chokehold and raped her
Ellows allegedly stole $40 before fleeing the scene
Williams denied the allegations, telling reporters on Tuesday: ‘I’m not doing anything’
The surveillance video shows the creep entering the building around 4:10 PM on Sunday, wearing a black hoodie with red lettering in the shape of a heart, dark pants and orange sneakers.
Once inside, police say, Williams followed her to the second floor, attacked her from behind, put her in a chokehold and raped her.
“She enters the apartment with her key fob in the lobby. “While the door is still open, the perpetrator runs in from behind,” NYPD Chief Joseph Kenny said during a press conference on Tuesday.
‘She was confronted on the second floor, where she was put in a chokehold. The perpetrator threatens to shoot her, she is sexually assaulted and the perpetrator leaves. He steals $40 and flees the location,” Kenny added.
Williams denied the rape and petty dollar theft to reporters as he was led from the NYPD Special Victims Unit headquarters. New York Post reported.
The suspect (photo), who police say has been identified as Ellow Williams, is seen on surveillance about to enter the woman’s apartment
The man is seen in the hallway of the building
“I don’t do anything,” Williams said.
Kenny said Williams, who lives on the Lower East Side, was arrested for a robbery he committed in December 2019. For that, he was sentenced to 42 months in prison and an additional 42 months of supervised release, the New York Post reported.
The New York Post also reported that Williams has been arrested at least 30 times since 2010 for assault, grand theft, burglary and criminal possession of a weapon.
It is unclear whether he entered a plea during his arraignment on Tuesday.