PHILADELPHIA – A suspect who was wanted in New York for a hit-and-run that left a 76-year-old woman hospitalized last week was arrested Tuesday near Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Joseph Hess, 32, is accused of stealing a purse from a parked car in a McDonald’s parking lot in Ballston, New York.<\/p>\n
As he was fleeing the parking lot, investigators believe Hess struck a 76-year-old woman with his vehicle.<\/p>\n
The woman suffered “multiple compound fractures to her leg” and remains hospitalized.<\/p>\n
Hess was being sought on first-degree charges of assault and robbery.<\/p>\n
He was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
Hess is being held at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delware County while he awaits extradition back to New York.<\/p>\n
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