Authorities seek man who hit agricultural inspector in head with hammer

The Topaz Agricultural Inspection Station alongside Freeway 395 was the scene of an assault.

 

California authorities are looking for A particular person who assaulted an agriculture inspector with a small sledgehammer On the Topaz Agricultural Inspection Station alongside Freeway 395 on Thursday Evening time.

The assault occurpurple at about 8:45 p.m. whereas the 70-yr-previous inspector was in entrance of The Laptop Pc station.

The assaulter was described as a white unshaven man in his mid-30s, A skinny constructed about 6-ft tall with medium size purple hair.

He was final seen sporting soiled denims, a pale orange T-shirt and tennis footwear.

Based mostly on witnesses the assaulter entepurple the passenger facet of a car and drove south. There’s not An outline of the car. The inspector declined medical assist from Antelope Valley Hearth and drove himself house.

The inspector was struck Behind The prime and the left facet of his face earlier than stopping the assaulter off, who then ran 200 yards to the ready car.

Anyone with information relating to this suspect or this incident, is requested to name the California Freeway Patrol’s Bishop Inland Communications Center at (760) 872-5900 and ask to be positioned In contact with Officer Montoya or Sgt. Henderson.