"As he jogged past me, he punched me in the side of the face and knocked me off my bike," Jacobs said.
Jacobs said he and the man exchanged some words before the jogger allegedly punched him in the back of the neck, took his phone, and threw it into the bayou.
"He hit me twice, kicked me in the gonads once. I wasn't really injured, I was just more shocked," Jacobs said.
Jacob filed a report with the Houston police, becoming the latest in a number of crimes at and around green spaces Eyewitness News has covered this summer.
In July, Houston police released a sketch depicting a man wanted in a number of serious attacks. Law enforcement said that at least four times, the man rode his bike up to women as they were on walks, groped them, and rode off. Then on July 31, police said he robbed a pregnant woman, knocked her to the ground, and kicked her in the stomach, causing her to miscarry.
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On Aug. 7, a grandfather was stabbed to death while biking to work on the Harrisburg Hike and Bike trail. A suspect in that case was arrested and is in jail.
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Then last week, the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office said a man tried to pull two women into the bushes at Shepherd Park. They said both were able to get away, but as of today, the man is still on the loose.
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Abbie Kamin represents District C, where several of these incidents happened. She said her office has been in touch with police, who have assured her they are stepping up bike patrols in areas where crimes have happened. Kamin said her office is also pushing to make sure critical repairs are made to several White Oak pedestrian bridges that were damaged, forcing some people to detour to a more secluded part of the trail.
"You want to be on a much more populated trail, right, and we know with that bridge down, people are having to take detours and reroutes that they otherwise may not be comfortable with," Kamin said.
For Jacobs, he plans to continue being an avid trail user, but also hopes to see future investments in green spaces.
"I think there are things that can be done to make people feel safe and make them actually safer. Such as, I think some people have suggested putting more 911 boxes, more lighting," Jacobs said.
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