DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — A Deerfield Beach man appeared in court on Thursday on charges including attempted murder after deputies accused him of shooting his 19-year-old son in the hand in a dispute over music.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened on Sunday at the home of suspect Joseph Scott Higgins, located in the 200 block of Northeast Eighth Avenue.
A BSO arrest report states that an “extremely intoxicated” Higgins, 55, became angry at his son for playing “heavy metal music” to drown out loud music that Higgins’ girlfriend and her friends had been playing in the house…