Brewton man is jailed for beating his mother

Also accused of trying to steal her money

A Brewton man was arrested on multiple charges of trying steal money from his 86-year old mother and striking her over the head and on the chest with a pool stick.

Kwame L. Crewell, 38, 317 Lewis Lane, was charged with two counts of attempted theft of property I, domestic violence assault II, financial exploitation of the elderly, two counts of false imprisonment I and two counts of interfering with a domestic violence emergency call.

Crewell was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and later given a $300,000 bond.

According to court records, on Feb. 14 and 15, Crewell h...