Man charged after reported hammer assault in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting someone with a hammer in Providence.

Officers were called to an apartment building on Putnam Street for reports of a disturbance involving a suspect armed with a hammer. When the officers arrived, police said they found a man outside bleeding from a head injury.

The victim told police he wrestled the tool away from the suspect, who was inside a second-floor unit…

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