AUBURN, Alabama – Auburn police arrested a 17-year-old Auburn boy on an assault charge after a stabbing on West Glenn Avenue on November 1, the Auburn Police Department said.
Officers went to the 100 block of West Glenn Avenue that day after a report of a stabbing. They found a victim with a head wound from a bladed object. The victim went to a local hospital, where staff treated and released them.
Detectives investigated further and identified the 17-year-old as the suspect. Police found him at his residence and took him into custody without further incident.
He faces a charge of second-degree assault. The Lee County Youth Development Center is holding him.
Police have not released the victim’s name or any information on what led to the stabbing. Authorities do not identify juvenile suspects.
The department noted that all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.