ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a knife attack and have a teen in custody.
Just before 8p.m. Wednesday, responded to a home in the 300 block of East P Street in Atchison to investigate a reported stabbing, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
It was determined that a disturbance had occurred between a 31-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy who both live at the residence.
During the disturbance the boy allegedly stabbed the man in the hand and arm with a knife. EMS transported the victim to Mosaic in St. Joseph for treatment. Police took the teen into custody and transported him to a juvenile detention facility on a requested charge of aggravated battery.
The teen’s mother and the victim are in a relationship, according to Wilson.