Crime & Safety

Teen Charged with Assaulting His Mother

A 17-year-old in Weldon Spring Heights hit his mother Tuesday and struggled with her, sheriff's deputies said.

A 17-year-old in Weldon Spring Heights was charged Thursday with assaulting his mother.

Alexander R. Wallace, of the first block of Weldon Spring Heights Drive faces two counts of third-degree domestic assault.

According to a St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department report, Wallace on Tuesday hit his mother in the head and struggled with her, bruising her arm and breaking her glasses.

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When another person tried to restrain him, he stomped on their foot, causing bleeding from a small toe, the report said. The deputy’s report also said Wallace allegedly assaulted his father, too.

Bond was set at $5,000, and the judge ordered no contact with the victim.

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