FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – Fond du Lac Police were called to the Evergreen Village Apartments Tuesday afternoon for a report of a possible assault and stolen vehicle.
Upon Officers arrival, they found a 73-year-old Fond du Lac man with severe injuries to his head and hand as a result of blunt force trauma.
The victim was transported by Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue ambulance to the Flight for Life Hangar at the Fond du Lac County Airport where the victim was transported by helicopter to Theda Care Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, a 19-year-old Fond du Lac man who was known to the victim was located a few hours later in the stolen vehicle and taken into custody by the Sun Prairie Police Department without incident.
The suspect was transported back to the City of Fond du Lac and is currently being held in the Fond du Lac County Jail on preliminary charges of Attempted Homicide and Operating a Motor Vehicle Without the Owner’s Consent.
