HEBER – A 48-year-old man who allegedly assaulted and knocked a woman unconscious is being held in Navajo County Jail in Holbrook on bail of $ 750,000.
Jason Andrew Bernard, 48, of Heber, was arrested on April 13 by NCSO detectives and charged with attempted second degree murder, domestic violence, assault and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to an NCSO press release, the 36-year-old victim, who lives in Scottsdale, called 911 around 12:30 pm on April 12 and told the operator that she had been attacked by a man who “tried to kill her “And this could describe the man and their location on Quail Run Road in Heber.
“After the initial investigation, the MPs learned that the victim had been sexually assaulted (suffocated) and attacked until she was unconscious. Jason Bernard identified the victim as the person who attacked her, ”Gorman said in her press release.
The following day, detectives located and arrested Bernard, who was still in custody on April 20.
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