LEWISTON, ID – A 37-year-old Lewiston man was arrested after allegedly attacking another man with a hammer near 5th Street and Levee Bypass Road at around 9:24 a.m. Lewiston Police Officers responded to a call of an adult male subject who was possibly attacked with a hammer. Upon arrival, officers found a male who was bleeding from his head; Lewiston Medics were called to the scene.
“The victim was transported to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. A person of interest was contacted near 240 New Sixth Street on an unrelated incident where it had been reported that a subject had unlawfully entered an apartment and damaged the front door. Officers determined this was the subject that was involved in the incident on Levee Bypass,” a press release says. “Investigators responded to the scene of the incident where the subject had been struck with a hammer and interviewed witnesses and collected evidence.”
Based on their investigation, LPD says Edward R. Hochrein Jr. was arrested and taken to the Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center where he was charged with Attempted Murder and Burglary (both felonies) along with the misdemeanor charges of Unlawful Entry and Malicious Injury to Property.
The alleged victim, 39-year-old Ryan Williams, remains at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with serious injuries to his skull.
Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to call the Lewiston Police Department and speak to Detective Joe Stormes at 208-746-0171.
