BANNER, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing a felony assault charge, after his mother reported that he beat her.
Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers responded after 911 received an open-line call just after 2 a.m. Sunday, during which dispatchers could hear a man screaming that he was going to kill his mother and then himself.
A state trooper and EMTs found the victim, who was described as having a possible fractured jaw and eye socket, a loose tooth and seven or eight knots on her head and body.
The son, identified as Justin Ryan Lewis, 41, of Daniels Creek, had left the home by the time first responders arrived, but was soon located by sheriff’s deputies.
Lewis reportedly had glassy eyes, slurred speech and an odor of alcohol, and he blew a point-147 on a breathalyzer, nearly twice the legal limit. When asked if he had been drinking, he reportedly told police, “Seriously? It is obvious I’ve been drinking.”
He denied hitting his mother.
Lewis was charged with second-degree assault, terroristic threatening and DUI, and is being held on a $15,000 cash bond. The assault charge is a felony punishable by 5-to-10 years in prison.
