The Brief
- A 15-year-old in Pierce County is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing his mother’s boyfriend.
- The teen pleaded not guilty, and the judge denied his mother’s request for home detention, ordering him to remain in secured detention due to the seriousness of the charges.
- The incident reportedly escalated from an argument between the victim and the teen’s mother.
TACOMA, Wash. – The 15-year-old accused of stabbing his mom’s 23-year-old boyfriend to death in Pierce County this week appeared before a judge on Thursday.
Investigators initially believed the teen was 16 years old, but FOX 13 Seattle learned on Thursday that he is 15 — and that the state plans to charge him as an adult.
“The defendant is charged with one count of murder in the second degree with domestic violence as well as deadly weapon,” the state said. The teen stabbed the victim in the neck at an apartment in Midland on or around April 30, according to court records. The victim later died at the hospital.…