The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has identified the name of the suspect in a crime spree which was ended by his death. The deceased suspect, Carl Schaede, age 53 from Paulden, was a registered Level 3 sex offender.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Schaede assaulted a 44-year-old man, who was mistakenly identified as his brother. The man was staying with Schaede in his home on Bourbon Alley, was repeatedly hit in the head with a hammer by Schaede.
Schaede also assaulted his 54-year-old brother, who also lived at the address, by hitting him in the head with a gun and pointing it at his head.
The victim of the hammer attack survived emergency surgery but is still in critical condition. The brother was treated for minor injuries.
After the attempted homicide and aggravated assault, Schaede then left his home on Bourbon Alley and walked to the Family Dollar, where he assaulted the store clerk, a 33-year-old man from Paulden, by also hitting him over the head with a gun. Prior to leaving the store, Schede robbed the cash register. The clerk was also treated for his injuries.
In a strange twist of events, Schaede then walked to the nearby Community Center, and though he did not injure anyone, he did throw the stolen money onto the floor prior to exiting, leaving a group of people in attendance quite stunned, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
After leaving the Community Center, Shaede confronted law enforcement with a gun in the road on State Route 89 before Chino Valley officers were forced to shoot him.