Akron police have arrested a 19-year-old man on charges that he raped his neighbor after climbing through her bedroom window in September.
Billy Gene Patterson of Akron is charged with rape, aggravated burglary and felonious assault. The charges are first- and second-degree felonies.
According to police reports, the incident occurred on Sept. 24. The woman told police her assailant beat her with his fists and strangled her until she was unconscious. She suffered black eyes, a bloody nose and a split lower lip that required stitches.
Patterson, who was arrested and charged on Thursday, was 18 in September. He’s faced drug charges and traffic violations as an adult, but no violent crimes were listed in Summit County Common Pleas court records.