Authorities hope you can help locate a suspect who allegedly abuducted a woman in her car in Liberty, forced her to drive to Lafayette County, and sexually assaulted her.

The 40-year-old woman told police that an unknown man jumped into the back seat or her car as she was stopped at an intersection near Missouri 291 and Main Street at about 5 a.m. Tuesday.

The assailant was described as white and in his mid 30s, with a medium build and collar-length, curly blond or reddish hair. The victim noted a green T-shirt and said her attacker smelled strongly of cigarette smoke.

The woman says the man threatened to cut her if she didn’t do as he said. She was forced to drive to a remote area in Lafayette County, where the sexual assault took place.

The woman told police she escaped when her attacker got out of the car to smoke a cigarette.

Authorities released this composite sketch of the suspect.  If you can identify this man, you are urged to call Liberty police at 816-439-4701, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department at 660-259-3622 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).