QC Man Arrested for Assaulting His Co-Worker With a Hammer

A Davenport man has been arrested and charged after reportedly attacking his co-worker with a dead blow hammer.

KWQC reports:

Larry Alvin Crane Jr., 34, was booked into the Scott County Jail on charges of willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 15 at approximately 10 p.m. at Greystone Manufacturing in Bettendorf.

The arrest affidavit says Crane approached his coworker and began beating the man with the dead blow hammer multiple times. Crane continued even after the coworker fell to the ground. He then left work and went home.

The victim was transported to Genesis East in Davenport but had to be transferred to the University Hospitals in Iowa City with serious injuries.

Crane's bond has been set at $50,000 and it's cash only. He has a hearing scheduled for April 24.