BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — A Boynton Beach man is behind bars after police said he attempted to kill his mother Saturday night.
Chris Demesmim, 24, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated child abuse.
Boynton Beach police said Demesmin attacked his mother with a knife in her Boynton Beach apartment.
Police said he also battered his siblings before feeling in a gray Saturn.
The Florida Highway Patrol took Demesmin into custody at about 9 a.m. Sunday after he was involved in an incident on Interstate 95 in Oakland Park.
