SoHo Rape Suspect Arrested

Accused of Raping, Choking Woman in Her Building
The NYPD has made an arrest in the brutal rape and choking of a woman inside her SoHo building. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD has made an arrest in the brutal rape and choking of a woman inside her SoHo building. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

April 23, 2024


MANHATTAN - Police have arrested a man in connection with the rape and choking of a woman inside a SoHo building. 



Police arrested 30-year-old Ellow Williams of Catherine Slip near the Brooklyn Bridge. He was charged with rape, strangulation, stalking, sex abuse, robbery, burglary, coercion and criminal possession of a firearm. 





At around 4 am on April 21, a 23-year-old woman was returning to her apartment building in the vicinity of Thompson Street and Prince Street. Cops said a man dressed in a black hoodie with a red graphic on the back, followed her into the building. 


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Once inside the building, the attacker grabbed the woman and placed her in a chokehold. He then proceeded to rape her, cops said.


The attacker then fled on foot and was last seen heading southbound on Thompson Street. 


EMS rushed the victim to a local hospital for treatment and evaluation. 




Location: 10 Catherine Slip, New York, NY 10038, USA

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