According to police, a woman was attacked by a man she tried to help after he stumbled onto the street

A woman was attacked by a man in East Spokane when she tried to give him a bottle of water, police said.

Around 7 a.m. Saturday, the woman was driving north on Napa Street near Trent Avenue when she saw a man stumble into the roadway and fall, according to a Spokane police news release.

She called 911 to help the man, and he came to her car and asked for a bottle of water, the release said. Another driver had also stopped, and she got out of her car and got a bottle of water from that driver to give to the man.

The pedestrian ran and hit a concrete wall. She went over to see if he was hurt. Then he pulled her to the ground and began choking her, the release said.

Fearing for her life, the woman ran to her car as the man chased her, at which point the other driver tried to help her, police said. The man allegedly tried to pull her out of her car until the other driver stopped him.

The injuries to the woman’s neck were consistent with her description of the incident, and police said they arrested 28-year-old Robert M. Fisher on suspicion of second-degree assault after he was medically examined at a local hospital.

He remained in custody at the Spokane County Jail on $5,000 bail Wednesday evening, according to the jail roster.