A Knoxville woman was arrested Monday after a police report shows she told officers that she cut her son's throat.

A report said officers arrived at a home on Beaver Ridge Road and found the son in the front yard with a superficial cut on his neck. Officers reported he handed them an Uzi folding knife, saying his mother had attempted to cut his throat while he slept.

According to the report, Nancy Brooks admitted to cutting her son's throat because he was "disrespectful" during an argument they had a week prior to the incident.

The report said the victim told officers that Brooks had refused to take her medication and had been drinking. She was taken into custody and is being held in the Knox County Detention Facility.