Just before sundown one evening in July 2026, a woman was walking the White Oak Bayou hike and bike trail near the Inwood community when she was attacked. Her assailant dragged her down the muddy bayou bank, sexually assaulted her, and attempted to drown her.
She didn’t give up.
She yanked clumps of hair from his head, gouged at his eye, escaped and found a nearby Harris County Constable Precinct 1 deputy on West Gulf Bank Road.
Deputies immediately fanned out along the bayou and into the surrounding community, working through the night. Within approximately six hours, suspect Jacoby Isiah Fuselier was arrested on Bingle Road.
Fuselier was found with the survivor’s cell phone, along with phones belonging to other victims, in his backpack. Clumps of hair were missing from his head. Scratches marked the area around one of his eyes.
Her fight had saved her life, and helped lock him up.
Fuselier is charged with multiple felonies and is scheduled for trial in early 2027.
On Wednesday, Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen presented a Unit Citation to each of the 18 deputies and civilian staff involved, during a ceremony at the agency’s downtown Houston headquarters.
“We are in awe of this survivor’s will to live and her refusal to die,” Constable Rosen said. “We are grateful to each of these 18 public servants for their exceptional efforts to serve and protect.”
“The attack was horrific, but the survivor and our entire community could rest easier knowing this predator was off the streets and behind bars.”
