The Cuyahoga County prosecutor said a grand jury also charged 66-year-old Dr. Georges Bensimhon on Wednesday with one count of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of felonious assault.
He was arrested in the Sept. 4 attack on 39-year-old neurosurgeon Seth Hoffer outside Hoffer's Cleveland Heights home. The victim was clubbed with a pry bar but managed to fight back, pin his attacker and call for help.
The defendant, from Allentown, Pa., couldn't be reached for comment. Messages were left at a home phone listing and at his attorney's office.
The defendant was freed on $500,000 bond.
