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Jimmie Joe Huston Jr

  EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Edwardsville, Illinois, police are searching for a man charged with unlawfully restraining a woman authorities say he pulled into a ravine while she jogged on a Metro East trail.

  The 28-year-old Edwardsville woman managed to escape unharmed.

  Prosecutors yesterday charged 25-year-old Jimmy Joe Huston Junior, accusing the Glen Carbon man of grabbing the woman Sunday afternoon on the Madison County Transit nature trail near Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus.

  Huston's has convictions of burglary, assault and resisting a police officer.

  He remained at large this morning. His bond has been set at 50-thousand dollars.

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(KMOV) - Edwardsville police say they've connected a sketch to the man wanted for a violent attack on a woman jogger.

Police say the victim's composure while under attack helped police quickly identify a suspect. The victim fought off her attacker and gave an excellent description to police.

Edwardsville police say Jimmy Joe Huston, Jr. is their only suspect in a violent attack on a woman jogger on this Edwardsville bike path at about noon Sunday.

Police were able to hone in on Huston because of a combination of a very detailed description of the attacker by the victim and because of modern computer technology.

Using a computer composite sketch program, Edwardsville police developed a composite Sunday afternoon. It was transmitted to area police agencies Sunday evening. Glen Carbon police officers immediately noticed the striking resemblance to 26-year-old Huston, arrested in a Glen Carbon robbery in March and now free on bond. 

Authorities say on Monday the victim picked Huston out of a lineup.

Female bikers and joggers say they're often concerned about their safety in the area where Sunday’s attack occurred, near SIU-Edwardsville, in one of many heavily wooded and secluded spots along the trail.

Although he's not in custody, Huston has been charged with unlawful restraint, which is a felony.

Investigators ask that anyone with information on Huston’s whereabouts call Edwardsville police at 618-656-2131.