An Ironton man was hospitalized Tuesday following an early morning assault and the woman he lived with is in jail in connection with the incident.

Tammy Howell, 35, of 218-1/2 South Fourth St., Ironton, was charged with felonious assault and taken to the Lawrence County Jail.

Carl Palmer, described as a man in his 60s, of the same address, was first taken to Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, Ky., and then taken by helicopter to Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., Ironton Police Capt. Joe Ross said.

Cabell-Huntington Hospital spokeswoman Kathy Cosco said Palmer is listed in

critical condition.

“It’s kind of a domestic thing,” Ross said.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification is aiding police in their probe into the assault.

The incident happened just after 3 a.m. today.