AUBURN, Calif. — Two people were assaulted at the Auburn Cemetery earlier in October, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
A man was attacked while visiting his wife's grave in Auburn on Oct. 11. Deputies responded to reports of an assault around 7:30 a.m. The man visits his wife's grave almost every morning. The sheriff's office said he heard what sounded like his car being vandalized and saw someone standing by his car.
The person then hit the man and stole his phone, according to the sheriff's office. The person went into the cemetery office and threw the stolen phone at another person, cutting their face, and assaulted another person nearby at a train station.
Deputies arrested 37-year-old Nathanial Lindstrom after a foot chase into traffic on Highway 49 near Fulweiler Avenue. Lindstrom was arrested on suspicion of strong-arm robbery, battery causing serious injury and elder abuse among other charges.
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