Homeless Man Attempts To Rape Teacher In Broad Daylight By Dane Enerio Representation. A police car. A teacher from Atlanta, Georgia, said a homeless man attempted to rape and strangle her in broad daylight last Thursday. The mother-of-two, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the attack occurred at around 7:15 a.m. on Peachtree Avenue, Buckhead, while she was returning home from walking her dog, WSB-TV first reported. She was near Atlanta International School when she noticed a stranger, identified as Laquai Barrett, approaching her. "He didn't say anything," the unnamed woman said. "He was just watching me." According to her, she was a short distance away from her home and was entering the code to her gated community when Barrett snuck up behind her, grabbed her by her hoodie and threw her to the ground.