Detectives Arrest Transient Man for Attempted Sexual Battery (26-088)

The victim is a 29-year-old female. Per Florida Statute 119.071, no further information will be released that would tend to identify the victim.

St. Pete Beach – Detectives assigned to the Homicide & Robbery Unit have arrested a transient man for Attempted Sexual Battery, False Imprisonment, and Fleeing & Eluding.

On October 21, 2026, at approximately 10:25 a.m., deputies responded to 4811 Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach after receiving numerous 911 calls reporting a male and female were fighting in a parking lot.

According to detectives, the female victim, who is visiting the area as a tourist, was approached near a beach access by an unknown male later identified as 50-year-old Michael Jackson. Jackson followed the victim in his vehicle as she crossed the street into a nearby parking lot. Jackson then exited his vehicle, pushed the victim to the ground, and pulled down her pants in an attempt to sexually batter her.  

Multiple witnesses intervened, pulled Jackson off the victim, and called 911. Jackson fled the scene in his vehicle before deputies arrived.

Deputies located Jackson’s vehicle a short time later and he was taken into custody without further incident. Jackson was subsequently transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

There is no booking photo available at the time of this release.

Additional Information:
Michael Jackson (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 04/03/1976
Address: Transient
Charges: Attempted Sexual Battery, False Imprisonment, Fleeing & Eluding