Teen stabbed after stepping in to defend mother and daughter being harassed after fireworks show: Cops

A teenage boy who was stabbed when he stepped in to protect a woman and her daughter from a man allegedly harassing them in Kentucky is being hailed as a hero.

Vasilis Sakellaridis, 45, has been charged with first-degree assault, first-degree fleeing or evading police, second-degree disorderly conduct, and alcohol intoxication in a public place, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections records show. He is accused of stabbing 15-year-old Da’Jon Hayes-Burr.

On Saturday, Kristyn Stasel was leaving the annual Thunder Over Louisville fireworks show with her 12-year-old daughter in Louisville, Kentucky, she recounted to area CBS affiliate WLKY. They were walking to their car when a man approached them…

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