Wendy Yvette Shabazz, 54, had struck the elderly woman multiple times with the hatchet in Laurel earlier that morning, the Laurel Police Department said.
The octogenarian was able to escape the apparently unprovoked attack in her car and drive to the local police station.
Police said the woman gave a detailed description of the assailant, helping officers identify Shabazz as the suspect.
Officers located Shabazz and recovered the hatchet during her arrest, according to authorities.
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