A 19-year-old Fillmore man was arrested after he allegedly tried to kill a woman with a pickax Thursday morning.

The attack was reported just before 9:15 a.m. in the 200 block of East Telegraph Road, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

"Upon arrival, deputies located an adult female suffering from serious injuries consistent with being assaulted with a pick axe," the Sheriff's Office said. "The victim was transported via ambulance to a local hospital for medical care."

Investigators identified the attacker as Juan Carlos Saucedo, who'd recently been "released from custody on his own recognizance for felony resisting a peace officer," the release said.

He was captured in less than an hour after trying to flee on foot from the scene of the attack, which investigat

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