A Meigs County, Tenn., man was charged Wednesday with criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder after being accused of attacking his mother with a hammer.
Jeron Smith, 22, from Georgetown, Tenn., hit his 50-year-old mother Karen Neal in the head with a hammer Tuesday afternoon during an argument, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
“He caused serious blunt-force trauma to the head,” TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm said.
Karen Neal is listed in critical condition and is on life support at Erlanger hospital, officials said.
Neal’s husband, John Neal, arrived at the Georgetown house around 2 p.m., shortly after the argument, Helm said, and found his 5-year-old grandson in the yard holding a shotgun.