A York County man tried to kill his father with an ax after an argument with his mother over eating too much pot pie, police say.

Kevin M. Blanch, 30, of the 4100 block of Old Orchard Road, is held at York County Prison on charges of attempted criminal homicide, two counts of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple assault following a Sunday fight at the home.

Blanch told police that issues began Saturday night after he had made pot pie with his brothers. An altercation with his mother followed soon after pertaining to “taking too much pot pie and not leaving enough for others to eat,” according to the police affidavit.

The next day, Blanch said he awoke around 1 p.m. and his father, Dennis Blanch, asked to speak with him.

Kevin Blanch told police he ignored his father's requests and walked around him into his bedroom. Dennis Blanch stayed in the hallway and refused to move, impeding Kevin Blanch's path, according to police reports.

After picking up a Tomahawk throwing ax, Kevin Blanch told police his father told him to “do it” in a “challenging manner.”

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Kevin Blanch told police he swung the ax in an attempt to strike his father's jugular vein, but believed he hit him more in the chest. As the two struggled for control of the ax, Kevin Blanch told police he used his other hand to punch his father in the head.

Kevin Blanch told police that he attempted to get a knife out of its sheath on his belt during the struggle in order to slit his father's throat, but his father grabbed the knife before he could get it.

Kevin Blanch told police he wanted to “neutralize the threat,” something he remembered from military training, according to the police affidavit.

Dennis Blanch was transported to York Hospital with lacerations to his left neck and chest area as well as lacerations to his left wrist and left chest.

A Black M48 Tomahawk ax and stainless Mtech MT670 knife were recovered by officers.