CHINA — A local man was arrested Thursday after allegedly assaulting his parents and breaking into their home using a wood splitting maul, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.

Jacob Merrill, 40, of China, was arrested on two Class B counts of aggravated assault, two Class C counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, one Class C count of aggravated criminal mischief and one Class E count of violation of condition of release, Chief Deputy J. Chris Read wrote in a statement issued Friday.

Around 7:45 p.m., Kennebec County deputies responded to 51 14th Fire Road for a report of a man breaking into the home, the statement said. A dispatcher heard someone yelling “I’m here to kill you,” before the call dropped.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies determined Merrill had assaulted his parents and they escaped inside their home. Merrill then used a splitting maul, which was next to a fire pit where the assaults allegedly happened, to “smash his way into the home,” the statement said.

Deputies observed “a path of destruction” and believed Merrill left the home to go to his own home next door.

Hours later, police obtained an arrest warrant and search warrant for Merrill, the statement said. He was arrested without incident after police saw him in a doorway to his home.

The Maine State Police tactical team was requested to respond because deputies on scene believed Merrill had weapons inside the home, Read said. A game warden also assisted on scene.

Merrill was being held without bail Friday at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, according to the Sheriff’s Office.