WHITTIER — A 57-year-old Whittier man was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of attacking his wife and stabbing her son, then hiding from police for three hours.
Jay Bradley was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the incident, which was reported about shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 8300 block of Jackson Place, Whittier police Sgt. Rob Hanson said.
Following the initial attack, Bradley hid from police for about three hours before officers found him in a residential back yard, where he surrendered, Hanson said.
“He was arrested without further incident,” the sergeant said.
Bradley beat and possibly stabbed his 52-year-old wife during an argument, Whittier police Lt. Wyatt Powell said.
She suffered a cut to one of her hands, though police said it was unclear Thursday how exactly she suffered the injury.
The woman’s 25-year-old son then arrived at the home and confronted Bradley, who Powell said stabbed the young man.
He was taken to a trauma center with an injury that was not believed to be life-threatening Thursday, police said.
When police arrived at the scene, witnesses told them the attacker had fled on foot, Powell said.
Officers set up a search perimeter of about three square blocks as they hunted for the suspect, officials said.
After a three-hour search, officers arrested Bradley as he hid behind a home at Jackson Street and Central Avenue, Hanson said, one block away from where the attack took place.
Further details on the incident were not available, as handling detectives could not be reached for comment Thursday.
According to sheriff’s booking records, Bradley was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail at the Whittier Police Department jail. Due to the Veterans Day holiday, information was not available Thursday regarding his initial court appearance.