— Police on Sunday charged a Fayetteville man with rape after a Spring Lake woman said he attacked her during a meeting the pair set up on Craigslist.

Spring Lake officers responded around 9:45 p.m. to a home in the northern part of the town in response to an injured woman. When they arrived, the police department said the woman told officers she was sexually and physically assaulted at her home by a man she met through an advertisement on Craigslist.

The woman told officers she invited the suspect, identified as Robert Matthew Allen Jr., 37, to her home where they met in person for the first time, according to Spring Lake police. Police said the woman told officers Allen became aggressive and hit her in the back of the head, knocking her unconscious, before raping her.

"He struck her, she was knocked unconscious," said Spring Lake Police Chief Troy McDuffie. "When she regained consciousness she was able to get out of the some. She ran to the next door neighbor's home, at which time they called the police."

Authorities said the woman sustained visible injuries to her face and head, and she was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Police said they identified the suspect as Allen and took out warrants for his arrest. Allen surrendered to authorities on Monday, and he was charged with first-degree forcible rape and first-degree kidnapping.

Allen was jailed under a $150,000 secured bond.