SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — A man accused of beating an elderly woman with a hammer Saturday night in Pinal County has been taken into custody.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office says 39-year-old Patrick Wolfe is the suspect in an attack that took place near Gary and Gail roads in San Tan Valley.
The victim, an 81-year-old woman, survived the attack but suffered serious injuries and remains hospitalized.
Wolfe allegedly stole a truck after the attack and fled the scene.
Officials had been looking for Wolfe and asked the public for help locating him. PCSO says the stolen vehicle was located at San Tan Regional Park on Sunday and deputies located Wolfe in a nearby vacant trailer.
He was taken into custody and booked into jail.
