The Brief
- Christopher Boudreaux faces an attempted second-degree murder charge after the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he attacked a housemate with a clothes iron Monday.
- Investigators said Boudreaux punched the victim on a couch before beating him in the head with the iron until it broke into pieces.
- The victim hit Boudreaux with a glass during the struggle and remains hospitalized in stable condition.
LAKE WALES, Fla. – A Lake Wales man was arrested after Polk County detectives said he began his Labor Day by violently attacking another man with a clothes iron, causing the iron to break into pieces.
Lake Wales clothes iron attack
What we know:
The attack happened Monday at a Lake Wales home where Christopher Boudreaux, 46, and the victim both lived, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said Boudreaux entered a room shortly after 5:30 a.m. and began yelling at the victim, who was sleeping on a couch.…