San Diego Man in Custody After Hammer Attack
A man who allegedly assaulted an elderly man with a hammer was taken into custody by San Diego police on Wednesday after an argument took place at a Park View Manor apartment complex in Banker’s Hill.
Dale Reed Bacon, 41, a handyman, is suspected of beating and hitting a 67 year-old residential property manager in the head with a hammer. The violent crime took place about 1:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Fifth Avenue. The two men who are roommates apparently got into an argument while trying to repair a refrigerator.
The elderly man who is known as “Joe” was taken to a local hospital where he remains in intensive care with severe injuries to his head, according to San Diego Police Department Sgt. Alan Hayward. .
Police arrested Bacon and booked him into county jail where he is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday in Downtown San Diego court on attempted murder charges. The case is also being investigated as an elder-abuse crime.
Man Arrested After Hammer Attack On Man, 67, 10 News.com, May 28,2009
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