PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman who attacked her husband with a hatchet in 2021 was found guilty last Thursday of first-degree assault and interfering with a domestic violence report.
Anna Young, 61, was arrested in November 2021 for investigation of attacking her husband with the blunt end of a hatchet in the early morning hours, allegedly telling him he was in a dream.
As the couple struggled, the husband —Ronald Stevens — struck Young with a cast iron frying pan and fled to a neighbor’s house after grabbing a hammer from the garage.
“Stevens stated he only remembers Young telling him he was in a dream while she was striking him on the head,” court documents said.
According to court documents, Stevens was able to drive himself to Jefferson Healthcare hospital before being airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with a skull fracture; lacerations to the back of the head and ear, and a broken finger.
Young fled the scene but was later apprehended.
Stevens and Young had been married for two years at the time of the assault and were living together.
Young was ordered not to leave the state and to surrender her passport to the Port Townsend Police Department, which she did on June 23.
A court date has been set for Aug. 4, and Young’s attorney, Julie St. Marie, has said she plans to file an appeal.
First-degree assault is a Class A felony punishable by up to life in prison and/or up to $50,000 in fines.
The interfering with reporting charge is a gross misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days in jail and/or a $5,000 fine.
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Reporter Peter Segall can be reached at peter.segall@peninsula dailynews.com
