A Chattanooga man attacked two other men in his neighborhood with a claw hammer on Friday, according to police.
The two men who were attacked told police that they were working to remodel a home at 1902 Dunn Lane in Hixson when George Brown, 53, came inside, accused the men of breaking into his home down the street, then attacked them with a hammer.
One man was hit twice in the back of the head, according to police, and was bleeding profusely on the front lawn when officers arrived around 1 p.m. Friday. The second man was hit in the shoulder and left arm.
Brown then smashed the window of a van parked at the home before going across the street and banging on the door of another home with the hammer, according to police. That neighbor declined to press charges.
Officers arrested Brown at his home at 1722 Strawberry Lane, three houses down from the site of the attack. Brown is charged with attempted first degree murder, aggravated burglary, vandalism and aggravated assault.