A Marshall County man is being accused of trying to kill his own mother.

22-year-old Johnathan Baker was arrested at his home just outside the town of Grant Wednesday night.

Investigators say he attacked his mother with an axe.

She's recovering at Huntsville Hospital.

Meanwhile, Baker is being held without bond on assault and attempted murder charges in the Marshall County jail.

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