HUNTERSVILLE – Police are asking residents to help investigators track down a 46-year-old man wanted as a person of interest in an attempted rape reported last week.

Investigators want to question Michael Wayne Smith about the attempted rape of a woman in the 13100 block of Reese Boulevard. Police said the suspect in that attack pulled a woman from her car and attempted to rape her before she was able to fight back and get away.

Witnesses said they saw Smith in the area near the attack.

Smith has not been charged with any crimes and police are only looking to question the man now.

Anyone with information about Smith’s whereabouts should call Huntersville Police at 704-464-5400.