Lincoln teen gets probation for stabbing mother
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln teenager learned his punishment Monday for stabbing his mother.
Lancaster County Juvenile Court Judge Roger Heideman ordered him to spend a year on probation.
The 16-year-old will also have a curfew and must undergo counseling and evaluation.
Channel 8 is not naming him to avoid identifying the victim.
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On March 20, the teen stabbed his 47-year-old mother once in the back during an argument.
She was taken to a hospital with injuries that were serious but not life-threatening.
When police arrived at the scene near 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue, the boy engaged in a brief standoff before surrendering to officers.
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Prosecutors initially charged him as an adult but switched the case to juvenile court in exchange for the teen admitting to second-degree assault.
