GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A man accused of performing a sex act in front of an elderly woman before allegedly robbing her has finally been arrested, police said.
It's in connection to the scary incident that happened back in December 2018.
According to the Gwinnett Police Department, 20-year-old Walter Tommy Williams III has been charged with several crimes - from armed robbery to false imprisonment to aggravated assault, home invasion and kidnapping.
Police said Williams plotted to rob several food delivery drivers at gunpoint back then before his alleged crime spree escalated into the armed robbery of a 73-year-old woman.
According to police, Williams called in food orders to be delivered to several homes in one neighborhood – on Wellington Hills Way, Wellington Hills Lane and King Richard Court. Police said he would meet the delivery drivers at their car armed with a handgun and demand cash, wallet and cell phones. One driver was assaulted by the suspect when he said he didn’t have any cash to give him, according to Gwinnett County Police.
But on one occasion, police said Williams forced his way inside a 73-year-old woman's home after knocking on her door. Police said when she opened it he demanded money, but when she said she didn't have any, he demanded a sexual act, according to police. When she denied, he placed the gun to her head and asked her “if she wanted to die,” then ultimately performed a sex act on himself, police said.
According to police, he rummaged through her purse and stole what little cash she had. When she started to cry, police said he gave her a tissue and promised he’d pay her back. He tried to download an app on her phone and said he would wire her money, according to police. The download didn’t work and he eventually left her home.
After months of investigating, police said they were finally able to link Williams to the crimes and arrest him.
Lauren Padgett contributed to this report.