CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The man accused of assaulting a woman in a Target parking lot in Chester Sunday morning has been arrested.
The incident happened at the Target store at 2530 Weir Road about 9:10 a.m., according to Lt. David Sumner with Chesterfield Police.
Police said a man walked up to the victim in the parking lot, demanded money and then attacked her.
That man then ran away, according to officers.
"Several hours later, an officer was conducting a patrol at a shopping center close to where the original offense took place," police said.
That officer spotted a man matching the description of the attempted robbery suspect.
Forty-three-year-old Thomas M. Bartlett, of Shackleford, Virginia, was arrested and charged with the attempt robbery, abduction and malicious wounding.
Bartlett is being held without bond at the Chesterfield County Jail.
Police said their investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 app.
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