A man was arrested Sunday morning after Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies said he struck a recliner near a family member’s head with a hammer during a domestic dispute at a residence in the Belleview area.
According to an arrest affidavit, deputies responded to a home in the 12200 block of Southeast 100th Avenue on May 11 in reference to an unrelated incident when they made contact with the victim.
The victim told deputies her brother, 58-year-old Douglas Kevin Parker, became upset because he believed her son had stolen belongings from him. She said Parker entered the home during the early morning hours and approached her while she was sitting in a recliner in the living room.
The affidavit states the victim told deputies Parker struck the headrest of the recliner next to her head with what she initially believed was a hatchet. She also reported Parker threatened to harm her son if the alleged thefts continued.
Deputies wrote the victim said Parker’s actions and the close proximity of the strike caused her to fear imminent bodily harm.
When deputies spoke with Parker, he admitted to striking the recliner while the victim was seated in it, according to the report, but said he used a hammer rather than a hatchet. Deputies stated Parker showed them where the hammer was located, and it was collected as evidence.
While inspecting the recliner, deputies reported observing several fresh marks near head level on the chair that appeared consistent with damage from the claw end of a hammer.
Parker was arrested and transported to the Marion County Jail on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, listed as a felony domestic-related offense.
