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Previous stories about a Beaverton hammer attack
From The Oregonian of Sunday, May 13, 2007 Shopper’s head hit by hammer; man arrested By Stephen Beaven A 56-year-old Portland woman suffered a fractured skull Saturday afternoon when she was struck in the head with a hammer while shopping at a Fred Meyer store, police said. Sharon Weil was in serious condition Saturday night at OHSU Hospital, a spokeswoman said. Officers arrested Eric I. Osterholme, 65, shortly after the incident as he stood by a checkout line at the store, according to Beaverton police Sgt. Paul Wandell. Osterholme, who faces allegations of attempted murder and assault, apparently did not know Weil. There was “no connection that we can show yet,” Wandell said. “This was a random attack.” Weil was in an aisle at the store on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway when she was hit about 12:20 p.m. From The Oregonian of Monday, May 14, 2007 Woman was just shopping for brunch Sharon Weil, 56, recovers after she was hit in the head with a hammer in Fred Meyer on Saturday By Amy Martinez Starke The victim of an apparently random hammer attack at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton was shopping for brown sugar and other ingredients to make “a fabulous strawberry French toast brunch” for her mother for Mother’s Day, according to her sister, Dana Hunt. Sharon Weil, 56, of Cedar Mill was in serious condition Sunday at OHSU Hospital with a skull fracture. She was attacked about 12:20 p.m. Saturday from behind while bending over on Aisle 10. The attacker then walked to a checkout stand, where he was arrested. “She thought she had been shot,” Weil’s mother, Elaine Savinar said Sunday. Weil is talking and “we’re hopeful for a full recovery,” Savinar said. The suspect, Eric I. Osterholme of Beaverton, is in jail on attempted murder and assault charges. Osterholme was arrested in 2002 in Beaverton on charges of harassment, said Sgt. Paul Wandell of the Beaverton Police Department. Osterholme is being held on $250,000 bail. Weil, who is single, is a partner in the property management firm Weil Enterprises and is active in community service organizations, including the Jewish Federation. She formerly co-owned The Lion and the Rose Bed & Breakfast in Northeast Portland and is a graduate of Sunset High School in Beaverton and the University of Washington. After the attack, her sister said, Weil was most concerned about the ingredients for the Mother’s Day brunch she had planned. “She is known for her wonderful cooking,” Hunt said. “But we’re going to save that for another day.” From The Oregonian of Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Suspect fails to cooperate with judge By Jill Rehkopf Smith HILLSBORO — A Beaverton man accused of striking a Fred Meyer shopper in the head with a hammer refused to cooperate at his arraignment Monday. Beaverton police say Eric Osterholme hit Sharon Weil, 56, in the head with a hammer as she shopped for groceries in the store at Beaverton Town Square. Weil, a Cedar Mill resident, was in fair condition Monday at OHSU Hospital. During the arraignment, Osterholme became belligerent with Washington County Judge Timothy P. Alexander. “I am being force-fed meals that will cause a heart attack. I am pre-diabetic,” said Osterholme, 65, of the Washington County Jail food after Alexander asked him whether he had seen the charges against him. Charges include attempted murder, first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, all felonies. “You didn’t answer the question,” Alexander said. “I’m not going to answer the question,” Osterholme responded. “Just listen then,” Alexander said. “I’m not going to listen,” Osterholme said. Alexander scheduled Osterholme’s next court appearance for May 21. Rob Bletko, chief deputy district attorney, said he will bring the case before a grand jury that morning, so the court appearance will probably be in the afternoon. Osterholme will be arraigned on the charges in the indictment from the grand jury, Bletko said. According to Beaverton police Sgt. Paul Wandell, Osterholme was previously arrested in May 2002, when he struck a 6-year-old boy in the throat after the boy approached him to say hello. Osterholme was convicted of harassment and fined $309, Wandell said. Osterholme remains in the Washington County Jail with bail set at $250,000. A public defender will be appointed to represent him.

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