SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) - A 70-year-old southeast Missouri man is jailed on $25,000 bond after being accused of pummeling his brother on the head with a hammer.
The (Sikeston) Standard Democrat (https://bit.ly/1J0nubH) reports that prosecutors in Scott County have charged Jerry Savat of Sikeston with second-degree domestic assaultr and armed criminal action.
Sheriff Rick Walter reports that a deputy responding to a reported assault at Savat’s home found Bruce Savat with a head injury and covered with blood.
Walter says Jerry Savat told the deputy he “lost it” during an argument and repeatedly hit his brother on the head with a hammer.
Online court records don’t show whether Savat has an attorney.
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Information from: Standard Democrat, https://www.standard-democrat.com
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