Thousand Oaks man accused of hitting relative with wrench

A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Thousand Oaks on suspicion of hitting a family member with a wrench, authorities said.

The Thousand Oaks man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon shortly after police responded at 1:51 p.m. to the incident in the 3400 block of Daniel Street, sheriff's Capt. Eric Dowd said.

The man was arguing with an adult male relative when he hit the person in the leg with a wrench, Dowd said. He also tried to stab the relative, Dowd said. The victim suffered minor injuries, Dowd said.

The suspect left the scene.

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