Dothan man faces sex, assault charges

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A Dothan man was put behind bars on Sunday and faces charges related to the sexual assault of an elderly woman.

According to a release from Dothan Police, a Home Health Agency employee was providing care to the victim in October 2022 in the 100 block of Headland Avenue. While checking over the victim, the Home Health employee recognized significant injuries to her elderly client, and after gathering information from the woman as to the cause of the injuries, the employee alerted police that a crime had been committed.

An investigation by law enforcement unveiled a situation where the victim had allowed someone into her home she believed was someone she was expecting. Instead, it was a stranger she allowed in, who began assaulting the elderly female with her medical equipment, resulting in multiple wounds to the victim.

Police also say the suspect sexually assaulted the woman , before leaving the home thereafter.

Further investigation put law enforcement on 42-year-old Marcus Leonard Golden as their suspect, and a warrant was obtained for him while police worked to determine Golden’s whereabouts.

On April 2, Golden was located and encountered by law enforcement, leading to an arrest for the warrants.

Golden faces one count of second degree Assault, as well as one count of first degree Sodomy. According to the release, he was booked into the Dothan City Jail with no bond.

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