JEFFERSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for an alleged violent attack on his father.
Just after 8:30a.m. September 9, deputies responded to 6956 Shawnee Lane, Lake Ridge Estates in Ozawkie, according to a media release. The victim reported that he had been hit by a blunt object several times.
First responders found 59-year-old Michael J. West with life-threatening injuries. EMS transported him to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
Just before noon, investigators found the suspect identified as 30-year-old Michael T. West, who lives with the victim and is his son, in Leavenworth. Deputies arrested and booked him into the Jefferson County Jail on requested charges of attempted murder in the first degree. He his being held without bond, according to online jail records.