A 27-year-old man identified as Deangelo Billingsley has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and domestic assault after beating his mother with a baseball bat during an argument over food.
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According to court documents obtained by Law&Crime, the incident happened on September 5, 2026, after an argument between Billingsley and his mother began.
The affidavit of complaint stated that the dispute “quickly escalated into Billingsley physically assaulting” his mother.
During the assault, Billingsley went to his mother’s bedroom, picked up an aluminum baseball bat and charged at her before striking her in the head.
When officers arrived at the home, they observed a laceration on the woman’s forehead, according to authorities. She told police that her son had assaulted her and was taken to the hospital with “critical” injuries.
Following his arrest, Billingsley told police that he “admitted to grabbing an aluminum bat from his bedroom and charging at his mother with it.”
Police also stated that Billingsley explained what led to the altercation.
“Billingsley said that the altercation started due to Banks not getting him any food,” police wrote.
Billingsley now faces criminal charges in connection with the September 5 incident.