Lincoln teen admits to stabbing mother in deal with prosecutors
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln teenager admitted in juvenile court Monday to stabbing his mother.
In exchange, prosecutors, who had sought to try the 16-year-old as an adult, moved to drop a second-degree assault charge in county court.
Channel 8 is not naming the boy to avoid identifying the victim.
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On March 20, police said he stabbed his mother, 47, once in the back near 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue.
She was taken to a hospital with injuries that were serious but not life-threatening.
The teen then engaged in a brief standoff with officers, according to police.
The judge has set a hearing for June 16 to determine the boy’s penalty.
