TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A juvenile is in custody after allegedly attacking his stepfather with an axe and a knife.
According to the Terre Haute Police Department (THPD), officers responded to the incident just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24.
Upon arrival, officers said they located a man who was battered and had sustained multiple stab wounds inflicted by his juvenile stepson.
THPD said the man was stabbed during a verbal disagreement with the juvenile. During the disagreement, the juvenile allegedly armed himself with an axe and a knife.
The stepfather then “suffered multiple injuries sustained by a knife” while attempting to disarm the juvenile, said THPD.
The juvenile, 17, was placed under arrest for charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery with a deadly weapon.
