Topic : 17-year-old beat another teen in the head with an ax
LEESBURG - A 17-year-old beat another teen in the head with an ax after he discovered his friend was dating his mother, police said today.
Dayne Simons turned himself in Sunday afternoon and was arrested on charges of attempted homicide, Leesburg police Lt. Rob Hicks said.
Simons is charged with beating Jody Ross, 19, in the head with the bladed and blunt sides of an ax, Hicks said.
Leesburg police responded to a 911 call for help at 5:05 p.m. Friday. They discovered Ross on the living room floor of a residence on County Road 470 with a cut to the left side of his face and blunt force injuries to his head.
Ross lost consciousness during the attack. Paramedics transported him to Leesburg Regional Medical Center where he was in stable condition.
Simons' mother, Maria Mines, 35, told police her son was angry because she was dating the victim, Hicks said.





