A 25-year-old man was charged Tuesday with running over a bicyclist in Westminster.

Alexis Jareth Ruiz was charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies. Ruiz also faces sentencing enhancements for attempted premeditated murder, inflicting great bodily injury, personal use of a deadly weapon and gang activity.

Officers responded to the attack at about 5 a.m. on Sept. 12 in the 15300 block of Beach Boulevard, according to the Westminster Police Department.

The 39-year-old victim was riding a bicycle when he was attacked, police said.

While driving away from the scene, allegedly Ruiz crashed into a parked car. He is accused of contacting the man before he attacked him, police said.

Police recovered the suspect vehicle about a half-mile away later the day

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