REDDING, Calif. - The man arrested by the Shasta County Sheriff's Office for the attempted murder of his elderly mother in Burney appeared in Shasta County Superior Court.

The Shasta County District Attorney's Office says that during his arraignment on Monday, 28-year-old Victor Sage Kersten entered a plea of not guilty to multiple felony charges.

Kersten is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and elder or dependent adult abuse-infliction of injury, with an enhancement for causing great bodily injury. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office arrested Kersten last week after he assaulted his mother with a hammer.

The Shasta County District Attorney's Office says that Kersten also faces a misdemeanor charge of resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer.

Bail for Kersten has bee

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