Arrest Made After Woman Attacked At Publix Near UA Campus

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A suspect has been charged after he allegedly attacked a woman at Publix on University Boulevard Tuesday.

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Captain Jack Kennedy, commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, told local media on Thursday that officers with the University of Alabama Police Department initially responded to the call of a 64-year-old woman who was reportedly assaulted when she was pushed to the floor and struck in the head multiple times with closed fists by a man.

"The assault was witnessed by numerous customers and captured on video," Kennedy said. "The victim and the suspect were speaking to each other, and appeared to be in a minor disagreement, before the suspect pushed her to the floor and physically assaulted her without warning. The victim was taken to DCH and treated for her injuries, which consisted of cuts, and eye injury, and brain bleed."

Kennedy went on to say the victim was admitted to the intensive care unit for a time before being released. The case was then turned over to the multiagency Violent Crimes Unit.

Investigators eventually identified Joseph Dion Little, 28, as a suspect, charging him with assault second degree.

He was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail, where his bond was set at $50,000.

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