31.0°

ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage Superior Court jury on Wednesday found a 41-year-old man guilty of attempted murder and felony assault.

Prosecutor Alan Goodwin said police found Earl Bates covered in blood and clutching a handful of hair from the victim of a near-fatal beating in February 2007.

Officials said the victim spent 12 days in intensive care after suffering broken ribs and bleeding in her brain.

Judge Patrick McKay scheduled sentencing for Nov. 6.

Bates faces between five years to 99 years on the attempted murder charge, and up to another 20 for felony assault.