Cole County man accused of slashing mother in head with knife

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Cole County man was charged Saturday after his arrest for allegedly attacking his mother with a knife, slashing her in the forehead.

Andrew Henderson is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action for the alleged attack in an apartment on Dewberry Drive, according to court records.

Deputies found Henderson walking away from the scene after the Saturday afternoon incident, a probable cause statement says. Henderson allegedly told deputies he lost his temper and "did not mean to do that," according to the statement.

Deputies found the victim inside the apartment being treated by EMS. She had blood on the front of her shirt and a 4-inch cut over her eye, the statement says. The woman told deputies that Henderson began throwing things at her after an argument, then chased her and cut her with the knife, according to the statement.

Investigators found a kitchen knife with a broken handle in the bathroom and blood on the wall, the statement says.

Henderson remained in the Cole County Jail late Monday on no bond.