Pennsylvania man throws hammer at vehicle in St. Marys, police say

ST. MARYS, Pa. (WTAJ) — A St. Marys man is in jail for allegedly throwing a hammer at a vehicle.

Anthony Resch, 33, facing assault charges after police said he threw a hammer at a vehicle Wednesday in the City of St. Marys.

Around 2:42 p.m., the victim walked into the St. Marys Police Department with a noticeable head wound. She told officers she was driving on South St. Marys Street near the elementary school when she saw a man standing in the middle of the road with a hammer, charges show. She told police she slowed down and then the person threw the hammer into her window.

She took off from the scene and immediately drove to the police station, according to the affidavit. Officers noted that she was bleeding the back of her head and had pieces of glass in her hair.

Two witnesses told officers they saw the house the suspect walked to.

Earlier that day, around noon, police received a report from Resch that he had almost been hit by a vehicle in the same location. After speaking with the victim, officers were sent to Resch’s residence to hear his side of the story.

Resch told police that he was in the road waving the hammer to get traffic to stop, stepped back and then allegedly admitted to throwing the hammer into the driver’s side window, according to the criminal complaint.

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Resch is now in the Elk County Prison with bail set at $10,000. He is charged with a felony count of aggravated assault, misdemeanor counts of propelling missle into vehicles, simple assault and criminal mischief.

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