By Ray King
A Jefferson County woman and her juvenile daughter were both arrested Sunday after the two were involved in a physical altercation.
Kendra Jones, 45, of Jefferson was booked into the adult detention center and the daughter was taken to the juvenile detention center following the altercation which occurred at about 10 a.m.
During a court hearing Tuesday, Deputy Prosecutor Beth Carson said a sheriff’s deputy was sent to the reported disturbance and talked to Jones.
Sheriff’s Lt. Kaylon McDaniel reported deputies also talked to the daughter who said she had been asleep when her mother came into the room and accused her of stealing the mother’s drugs. The daughter said the mother threw a lamp at her that broke, and deputies reported seeing the broken lamp near the bedroom door.
The daughter said Jones left then came back with a crowbar and tried to hit her. She said she blacked out and didn’t remember what happened next. Deputies reported seeing injuries to both Jones and the daughter.
Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set a $5,000 bond for Jones after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge her with aggravated assault on a family or household member. Jones said she would hire her own attorney and was ordered to have no contact with the daughter until the case is settled.
