Naked man in police custody after attempted robbery and assault in Raleigh

A naked man accused of attempted robbery on Tuesday has been arrested.

Around 2:30 p.m., Raleigh police were called to the 4100 block of Atlantic Avenue for a suspicious person. Police said two people reported the man attempted to rob them.

When police arrived on the scene, officers said they found a man and a woman that reported a naked man approached them with a wooden post.

The man told police he had just gotten out of his car and locked it when the suspect approached him and demanded he drop everything he was carrying and give him access to the car.

After complying with the suspect, the man said the suspect assaulted him with the wooden post, police said.

According to police, the suspect also approached a woman eating lunch in her car. She told them the suspect hit her in the arm with the wooden post before pulling her out of the car and attempting to drive away.

The suspect was unable to shift the car out of park; police said he fled from the scene and hid in a nearby storage room behind 4000 Atlantic Ave.

Police said the suspect was later captured and taken into custody. Police have not released the name of the suspect or the two people reported to be assaulted.

Charges are pending.