PEABODY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Peabody man was taken into custody Friday after allegedly broke into a home and assaulted someone inside.
Ronald Sarro is facing a number of charges in connection to the incident including, attempted murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, home invasion, and strangulation and suffocation, according to police.
He is accused of breaking into a home on Elm Street with an ax and assaulting someone inside.
He later fled the scene and was then arrested outside his Donna Street home.
Police say the suspect and victim are known to each other.
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