Man charged in attack on his grandmother

An Edgewater man was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with attacking his grandmother because she would not let him use her car, police said.

Frances Mae Collins, 67, of the 200 block of Linden Ave. reported the attack about 1:30 a.m., police said. She told officers that her grandson, who lives with her, hit her and knocked her into a wall, injuring her back. Mrs. Collins is partly disabled and uses a cane.

The grandson, Joseph Brian Wheeler, 30, claimed he hit his grandmother after she attacked him with the cane, police said. He was charged with assault and battery.