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Stafford resident Anthony Pittman was taken into custody on Friday following an incident that played out on Thursday afternoon.
According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, at around 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 29, officers were called to the 400 block of Riverside Drive, where a woman reported that a man was attempting to run her down, though his efforts were thwarted when he struck a mile post marker on the Heritage Trail.
The man - later identified as Pittman - then fled the area in the U-Haul.
During the subsequent investigation, Pittman was identified as the suspect, and the department announced on Friday afternoon that he has been taken into custody.
Pittman was wanted for:
- Attempted aggravated malicious wounding;
- Reckless driving with the intent to injure;
- Destruction of property;
- Protective order.
The incident remains under investigation.
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