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Local man jailed after claw hammer attack

By Bill Moss, Published: February 11, 2017

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies charged a 19-year-old Hendersonville man with a felony assault after he allegedly attacked a 55-year-old woman with a hammer.

Deputies and medical responders were called to a Hendersonville home on Friday afternoon where the woman was badly injured after being attacked with a claw hammer. Suffering from serious head injuries, the victim was transported to Mission Hospital. Charged was John Ferry Jr. He was booked at the Henderson County Jail under a $150,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court on Monday.