BEVERLY, MASS. (WHDH) – A 32-year-old man was arrested Monday after he was caught on camera throwing a hammer at a woman in Beverly in a “random” attack, police said.
Robert Connors was arraigned in Salem Monday afternoon following his arrest to face several charges including Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.
The attack, which was caught on home security video, captured a man, identified by Beverly police as Connors, appearing to take a hammer out of his pocket and throw it at a woman who was walking along the sidewalk, hitting her in the leg. Connors then picks up the hammer from the street and flees from the scene…