DEFOREST, Wis. — A DeForest teenager who police say attacked a woman on the Upper Yahara River Trail was taken into custody Wednesday.
In a news release Thursday, the DeForest Police Department said the victim was on the trail near Conservancy Plaza and Conservancy Court around 3 p.m. when she was battered. Police found the 16-year-old suspect a short time later and took them into custody without incident.
The teen was taken to the Juvenile Reception Center on a battery charge.
Police said the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene but did not provide details about her injuries.
The attack appears to be random and the teen appears to have acted alone, according to the release.
Police did not release the teen’s name or sex.
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