A Kentucky man has been arrested after shooting his mother on Mother’s Day following a dispute over an Xbox controller he gave her as a gift, officials say.
Highlights
- Jacob R. Small, of Monticello, Kentucky, was charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal mischief.
- Small told authorities he got into a verbal dispute with his mother over an Xbox controller he gave her as a Mother’s Day gift.
- The mother was treated at the Wayne County Hospital and transferred to the University of Kentucky Hospital for further treatment.
- Her condition is unknown at this time, officials say.
- It’s not immediately clear if Small has a lawyer; it’s not clear if he’s been charged with a lawyer or why he shot his mother in the head, authorities said in a news release.