EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) says an 18-year-old has been arrested after allegedly damaging a home with a pair of kitchen shears.
Around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 18, the sheriff's office responded after someone called and stated that there was a man making threats with a weapon inside an El Paso County home.
When deputies arrived, they found a witness who had escaped the home after being chased by the man.
According to EPSO, the witness said he escaped by climbing out of an upstairs window as the suspect was "stabbing people" inside the home.
Deputies entered the home and detained him without any further incident. They found that the weapon was a pair of kitchen shears, and no victims had suffered stab injuries.
However, there was evidence that the suspect had damaged the home with the shears.
He was taken to the El Paso County Jail on the following charges;
- Attempted Homicide
- Felony Menacing
- Reckless Endangerment
- Criminal Mischief
- Child Abuse
He's being held on a $15,000 bond.
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