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A Sweet Home teen was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 25, after allegedly stabbing his father during an altercation, according to the Sweet Home Police Department.

According to a department statement, SHPD received a report of a possible stabbing at approximately 7:41 p.m. Tuesday. Officers responded to the 1200 block of 40th Avenue and made contact with the male victim.

Officers were told there had been an altercation between a 17-year-old boy and his parents. The altercation became physical and subsequently the boy produced a folding pocket knife and, police said, stabbed his father in the leg...