Man arrested for elderly assault in Windsor Locks

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Alexander Russell Photo credit Windsor Locks Police Department

Windsor Locks, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Windsor Locks police are charging a man after they say he assaulted an elderly woman out for an exercise walk/jog this morning.

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Forty-year-old Alexander Russell is charged with assault on an elderly person and reckless endangerment.

Detectives say at around 10:00 a.m., the suspect attacked the 70-year-old woman from behind with a closed fist on Old Country Road.

Police received a 911 call that a male had just assaulted a woman.

Russell was spotted on State Police property and held there for Windsor Locks officers.

Bond has been set at $150,000.

The victim is in the hospital being treated for a head injury and broken fingers sustained in her fall, according to police.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Windsor Locks Police Department