The Bakersfield Police Department arrested 28-year-old Anthony Brennan Herrera Tuesday morning on suspicion of residential burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse following the attack of an elderly woman in Central Bakersfield.
YEAR-OLD MAN AFTER HE ALLEGEDLYASSAULTED AN85-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.ACCORDING TO B-P-D -- JUST AFTER5 A-M TUESDAY IN THEAREA OF HUBBARD AND SPRUCESTREETS -- OFFICERSRESPONDED TO REPORTS OF ARESIDENTIAL BURGLARY INPROGRESS.WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED -- THEYFOUND AN 85-YEAR-OLD WOMANSUFFERING FROM A LACERATION TOTHE HEAD.B-P-D SAID THE WOMAN WAS TAKENTO A HOSPITAL WITHNON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.AS OFFICERS CONTINUED TOINVESTIGATE -- THEY DETERMINEDANTHONY HERRERA ENTERED HERBEDROOM ANDALLEGEDLY HIT HER WITH A GLASSBOTTLE.OFFICIALS SAY HE ATTEMPTED TORUN AWAY.HERRERA WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKEDIN KERN COUNTY JAIL FORBURGLARY AND AGRAVATED ASSAULTWITH A DEADLY WEAPONCHARGES.HE IS DUE IN COURT ON THURSDAY.