



SNOHOMISH, Wash. -- Investigators released a sketch of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was walking to work early Wednesday morning in Snohomish.



According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, a 22-year-old woman flagged down a passing car for help around 3:20 a.m. on Bickford Ave. She said that while walking to work, a man pulled her to the ground, took off her pants and underwear and began assaulting her.



Deputies said the woman fought back and kicked the suspect in the face. She broke free and ran away. The woman said he chased her, but she was able to escape.



The victim suffered minor injuries. Deputies searched the area on foot and with K9s.



Detectives say the suspect is described as a white male in his 20s orThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that two key "tough on crime" measures brought in by the previous Conservative government are unconstitutional.

In the first case, the court ruled 6-3 that a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for a drug offence violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

It centres on Joseph Ryan Lloyd, a man with drug addictions in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, who was convicted of trafficking after police caught him in 2013 with less than 10 grams of heroin, crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine.

The court ruled the sentence cast too wide a net over a wide range of potential conduct, catching not only the serious drug trafficking that is its proper aim, but also conduct that is "much less blameworthy. "

The Supreme Court of