Woman crawls to neighbor’s house after alleged attack by man in Brooktrails

MENDOCINO CO., 3/17/26 — A 72-year-old woman jumped from a window and crawled to her neighbor’s house to escape a man who allegedly tried to strangle her at a home near Willits, authorities said Monday.

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that the suspect and victim are not related, correcting an earlier statement that described him as a relative. Investigators said the two lived together, and the woman told deputies she considered him her “grandson.”