Columbia man accused of attacking wife denied bail

“She knows what happened. She's in the healing process. She believes it was premeditation.”

A judge today denied bail for the 83-year-old Howard County man accused of attacking his wife with a hammer and called the incident 'a very scary situation.'

Calvin Ralph Payne, who appeared for today's bond review hearing via a video feed from the county detention center, is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault in connection with the attack Monday evening that left 81-year-old Alma Payne lying in a pool of blood in the couple's Columbia home. Read more