Son convicted of driving SUV into mother's house to kill her

MONTICELLO, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been convicted of trying to kill his mother by ramming his SUV into her upstate New York home.

The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports a Sullivan County jury on Thursday found 51-year-old Vincent Ryan Jr. guilty of attempted murder, assault and related offenses.

Prosecutors say Ryan had repeated disputes with his parents and they had a protection order against their son.

Ryan told investigators he wanted his parents investigated, so he planned to commit a hate crime to get attention from federal authorities. Instead, he then turned his attention to his mother.

Bloomingburg home last year, injuring her. Ryan will be sentenced on July 21.