St. Croix Man Arrested After Allegedly Striking Mother With Broomstick, Damaging Her Vehicle

A man is facing domestic violence assault charges for allegedly using a broken broomstick to hit his mother during a dispute.

Police were called to a Constitution Hill residence on Wednesday evening, and spoke to a woman who said that her adult son had assaulted her earlier that afternoon.

Alli Parris had come to his mother's house to cut grass. During his work, he reportedly asked his 11-year old nephew to fetch something from his vehicle and was met with a raised voice. This upset Parris, who reportedly called the boy disrespectful and urged his mother to discipline the child in front of him. The boy's grandmother apparently chose to verbally counsel the boy instead of the consequence Parris had demanded.

Still in a foul mood, Parris is said to have then demanded a sum of money that his mother owed him. His sister gave him the money, however he reportedly refused to take it from her, demanding that his mother give it to him herself. That prompted an aggressive confrontation between son and mother, with Parris raising his voice, cursing, and pointing his fingers in the older woman's face.