Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Fountain Hills man on Friday, May 10, for allegedly assaulting his 79-year-old mother at their residence in the 16000 block of Avenue of the Fountains.

The Sheriff’s Office had received a call from the woman who said she had locked herself in the bathroom for safety.

Two deputies arrived and were met at the door by the suspect who initially refused to let them in. They explained that they needed to check on the welfare of the caller.

As one deputy was interviewing the mother the second deputy had the suspect sitting in a chair in a dining area.

When the man began shouting during the interview with his mother, deputies wanted to temporarily place him in a patrol car.

At that point the man became aggressive and struggled until both deputies were able to get him down and place handcuffs on him. He was placed under arrest for resisting and also assaulting one of the deputies, as well as his mother.

*On Monday, May 6, a Fountain Hills woman reported her 17-year-old juvenile daughter missing and possibly having run away to live with her adult boyfriend.

*On Wednesday, May 1, a man received minor injuries as a result of a single-vehicle motorcycle accident. The man told deputies he attempted to stop for a pedestrian and lost control. He was cited for failure to control his speed to avoid an accident.

*On Tuesday, May 7, deputies responded to an address in the 16000 block of Venetian Lane where a man had reportedly gone into seizures from a drug overdose. The woman who called said they were getting high on “Renaldi,” a designer drug, when he overdosed. The man was taken to the hospital. Deputies found marijuana at the residence, but took no action because the man, the woman who was with him and a third woman living at the residence all had valid medical marijuana “cultivator” cards.

*On Wednesday, May 8, a man was arrested following a traffic stop on Saguaro Boulevard near Hawk. He had no identification and was driving on a suspended license.

*On Wednesday, April 24, a juvenile male, age 15, was found to be in possession of marijuana on the campus of Fountain Hills High School.

*On Thursday, May 2, a Fountain Hills woman reported someone had broken a side panel window of her van parked in the 15000 block of Marathon Drive.

*On Wednesday, May 1, a deputy patrolling along Shea Boulevard near Eagle Mountain Parkway observed a vehicle speeding west on Shea. The driver, an Iowa man, was stopped near 142nd Street and was found to be DUI.

*On Thursday, May 2, a woman was cited after she struck two parked cars along Mustang Drive. She reported mechanical problems with her vehicle caused her to lose control. She was cited for failure to control her vehicle and having no proof of insurance.

*On Saturday, May 4, an unknown suspect took a cell phone case from a store in the 16000 block of Avenue of the Fountains.