Woman Fights Off Attacker; Suspect Arrested illegal immigrant
By KENNETH DEAN
Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 01, 2009

A man on a federal detainer remains behind bars in the Smith County Jail today after he allegedly locked a woman in a home and attacked her.

Smith County Sheriff’s Lt. Tony Dana said the victim’s husband was working on a neighbor’s vehicle at their home on Texas Highway 64 east over the weekend.

Dana said the victim went next door to tell the neighbor her husband had begun the work on the man’s car when she was met by a Hispanic man she had never seen.

“The man told the victim he was working on the house and the neighbor was inside. She thought about not entering the home, but decided it was OK because she was told the neighbor was inside,â€