AYER, MASS. (WHDH) - An Ayer man accused of stabbing his 82-year-old father on Saturday has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation, officials said.
Jeffret Foresta, 49, was arraigned Monday in Ayer District Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over the age of 60, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Officers responding to a reported stabbing on Littleton Road around 11 a.m. found the victim outside the home with an apparent stab wound, police said. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released.
Foresta was arrested after briefly barricading himself in his house.
He is due back in court March 29.
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