Palm Springs Pickaxe Attack

A construction worker has been attacked by a man with a pickaxe. There was an altercation between two men when one used a pickaxe and struck the victim in the head and face three times.

Police arrested Juan Manual Hernandez, 22, of Wilmington California on charges of attempted murder. He was taken to the jail in Banning for booking.

The attack happened on the 2000 block of Celestial Way in Palm Springs at an under-construction housing community toward the west end of Racquet Club. The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. Palm Springs Police Department Sergeant William Hutchinson said the victim was not cooperating with the investigation.