UPDATE 3/18/16 11:43 a.m.:
13WMAZ obtained copies of a criminal warrant and booking sheet on Steven Barrett from the Baldwin County State Court.
The booking sheet says on January 6th, 2016, Barrett yelled, cursed and shoved his mother. It says he placed her in "a reasonable apprehension of receiving a violent injury."
It says Barrett was arrested and charged with simple assault family violence.
Barrett pleaded guilty to the simple assault charge on January 20th, 2016. It says he was sentenced to 12 months in the Baldwin County jail, but the sentence could be served on probation.
The warrant says a restraining order was issued. It says Barrett could not contact or go within 150 feet of his mother Sandra Brantley-Barrett. It also says he shoved his mother up against the wall and held her there.
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A Baldwin County woman who was found dead in her home Wednesday afternoon died from multiple stab wounds.
That's according to Baldwin Coroner John Gonzales. Gonzales says Sandra- Brantley Barrett's death was ruled a homicide. When we asked how many stab wounds, Gonzales said, "Many, many, many."
Sheriff Bill Massee says the autopsy confirmed what investigators thought happened, "It was a very violent crime scene," said Massee
Sheriff Bill Massee says 76-year-old Brantley - Barrett was found dead in her kitchen. It happened at her Lake Sinclair home on Bill Johnson Road in Baldwin County.
Massee says the woman's son, 55-year-old Steven Barrett, was taken to jail Thursday morning for violating his probation. Barrett violated his probation because he was not supposed to be at the home because of a restraining order, Massee said.
Massee said Barrett is a suspect in his mother's homicide.
Investigators and a dive team were at the home Thursday morning searching parts of Lake Sinclair for evidence.
