LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A man accused of beating a woman with a hammer during a violent burglary is out on bond while the victim recovers.
Adrian Hayes, 22, was released on bond last week after his arrest for allegedly hitting a 63-year-old woman over the head with a hammer multiple times inside a senior living community.
“She asked what he was doing inside her apartment,” said Lt. Joshua Morris with Lawrenceville police, “and he just immediately started assaulting her with a hammer.”
It happened last month at the Hearthside community off Grayson Highway.
The victim came home on a Sunday afternoon and police say she found a stranger in her bedroom. Police say the victim’s door may not have locked all the way before she left home.
“The suspect made it inside her apartment while she was away grocery shopping,” said Morris.
It was on August 25 when Lawrenceville police say Hayes hit the victim over the head with a hammer multiple times.
“She needed to be taken to the hospital to be checked out,” said Morris.