Eau Gallie High School Junior Charged with Sexual Battery and Grand Theft Auto in Orange County
An 18-year-old high school junior who plays football and runs track at Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne is facing multiple felony charges, including sexual battery with a deadly weapon, after Orange County investigators say he attacked a woman near a North Goldenrod Road gas station using a stolen vehicle. Jamarcus Giscombe was arrested Friday evening, according to arrest affidavits and Orange County Sheriff’s Office records.
The Alleged Attack
According to the arrest affidavit, the victim had been panhandling in a roadway median outside a Circle K on North Goldenrod Road when Giscombe picked her up in a vehicle. Deputies say he drove her behind a nearby Nissan dealership, where he told her she would perform a sex act. When she refused, investigators say he began striking her.
The woman reportedly managed to exit the vehicle through the front door, but was attacked again outside the car, had her clothing forcibly removed, and was sexually battered. After the alleged assault, Giscombe fled back to the vehicle while the victim, injured and without clothing, ran to another gas station and prompted a 911 call. Blood found inside the vehicle was used by investigators to link Giscombe to both the theft and assault cases.
The Stolen Vehicle
The vehicle involved in the alleged attack had been reported stolen earlier the same morning. A woman in a Winter Park apartment on George Mason Avenue called deputies around 5:33 a.m. to report her 2011 blue Chevrolet Cruze was gone. She told investigators she had encountered a group of men making a music video at a Wawa, invited them to her apartment, and that two of them — identified as Giscombe and a companion, Christian Enye Lewis — left before she realized her car keys and vehicle were missing.
Lewis told investigators he did not know the car had been stolen and believed he was simply being taken home. The vehicle was later recovered behind a building on North Goldenrod Road. The grand theft auto affidavit charges Giscombe with grand theft of a motor vehicle, a third-degree felony.
Giscombe’s Account
During an interview with detectives, Giscombe allegedly claimed the woman had initially offered him sexual services but then demanded money after they arrived at the dealership. Investigators say he admitted to having sex with the woman despite refusing to pay, and that a physical confrontation followed.
Charges and Custody Status
Giscombe faces charges of sexual battery with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. He is being held without bond.
As with all criminal cases, the charges filed against Jamarcus Giscombe are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.