SLIDELL, La. — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a 19-year-old Slidell man after he allegedly stabbed his mother inside their home located in the 100 block of Hoover Drive on Friday.
Deputies received the call around 7 a.m. after they say Jireh Adoma committed the stabbing during an unprovoked attack.
Adoma has been charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center.
The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment and later released.
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