Howard County police arrested an 83-year-old Hickory Ridge man May 5 for allegedly trying to his kill his wife by striking her in the head with a hammer, police said.

Calvin Ralph Payne, 83, of the 6200 block of Satinwood Drive, was charged May 6 with attempted murder and assault for striking Alma Payne, 81, in the head with a hammer, police said.

According to police, Alma Payne called 911 at 7:50 p.m. to report that she had been assaulted.

Patrol and tactical officers were dispatched to the scene and found Alma Payne with a severe head injury, police said in a press release.

She was transported to The University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where she remains in serious, but stable condition, the release said.

Calvin Payne was found with blood on his clothes and hands inside the residence and a hammer covered in blood was found in the master bedroom, police said.

Calvin Payne remains held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center, a District Court spokeswoman said.

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