ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A 10-year-old boy was arrested on charges of domestic battery and aggravated assault on Monday after attacking his mother with a hammer and fighting with his older brother, according to St. Augustine police.
Officers responding to a report of a domestic dispute in the 8500 block of Josiah Street about 9:30 a.m. were told by the boy's mother that the incident started when he refused to go to school and she stopped him from riding his bicycle.
She said the boy tried to push her over his bike, then went in the house and get in a physical altercation with his 13-year-old brother. When the mother got inside, she said the 10-year-old picked up a hammer and swung it at her.
The mother said she grabbed the hammer away from the boy, but he punched her in the back and sides, then went outside and took off on his bicycle.
Officers were there when he returned and took the boy into custody, booked, then turned over to the Department of Juvenile Justice. His name is not being used because of his age.
According to the police report, the mother was not injured.