Altoona Woman Charged with Assaulting Ex-Husband

An Altoona woman faces felony charges after police were told she hit her ex-husband in the head with an aluminum baseball bat. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon at the 2700 block of 6th Avenue, according to Altoona police. Patricia Wendt, 34, allegedly kicked at her ex-husband’s door trying to get into his house. Once he opened the door, she swung the baseball bat and hit him in the head.