A Pike County teen was arrested accused of trying to poison his mother!
According to the arrest citation, a state trooper responded to a residence on Lick Creek Road where a woman claimed her son had attempted to poison her by pouring bleach into her drink. In the arrest citation, the trooper stated he was able to smell the bleach in her drink.
When asked, 18-year-old Justin Adkins told police he did pour bleach into her drink, but only a little saying he wanted to get her sick, but did not want to kill her. Adkins was lodged in the Pike County Detention Center on Assault and Wanton Endangerment charges. He is being held on a 10 thousand dollar cash bond.