21-05-2025
CT man gets nine years in prison in random attack of 70-year-old jogger who was seriously injured
A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison in connection with the random attack of an elderly woman in Windsor Locks in 2022 which left her with a serious head injury and fractured fingers.
Alexander Lesuer Russell, 43, faced sentencing after being convicted in March on one count of first-degree assault of an elderly person, according to the Windsor Locks Police Department and state Judicial Branch records. On April 29, Russell was sentenced to nine years in prison and six years of special parole during a hearing in Hartford Superior Court, court records show.
According to police, he was arrested in connection with an assault reported on Oct. 6, 2022, on Old County Road where a 70-year-old woman was jogging when she was randomly attacked. Police said the assailant, who was later identified as Russell, ran up behind the woman and 'viciously struck' the back of her head with a closed fist. She fell to the ground and injured some of her fingers.
Officers responded to the area when someone called 911 and reported the assault. Police found the woman lying helplessly on the ground suffering from a serious laceration to her head and fractured fingers.
The woman was given medical attention at the scene before being taken to a hospital, according to police.
Officers canvassed the area and used a K-9 during the search. They also alerted area law enforcement of what occurred and gave a description of the suspect.
Police said Russell was found by Connecticut State Police troopers on Schoephoester Road. He was detained and later charged after police said they were able to identify him as the assailant. Investigators found that Russell and the victim did not know each other.
According to the Connecticut Department of Correction, Russell has been in custody since the arrest. He could be held until October 2031 if he were to serve out his entire sentence, DOC records show.
