A search warrant filed this week by Falls Township police reveals details on the stabbing that left two teenagers injured.
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According to police, the stabbing on the 50 block of Neptune Lane, Levittown happened when a marijuana deal went bad Tuesday evening.
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A 16-year-old stabbed the two teen drug purchasers in the backyard of the home while defending a teen family member attacked during the alleged deal, court papers say. The search warrant outlines that the altercation started while the alleged dealers were weighing the marijuana about to be a purchased by two other teens. During the attack on the one teen drug dealer, the 16-year-old charged in the incident grabbed a knife and fought the attackers, authorities said.
The 16-year-old teen is awaiting a adjudication hearing, which is the juvenile equivalent of a trial, on charges including aggravated assault. Police told LevittownNow.com on Wednesday that more arrests in the case are likely.
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Police note in court papers that there was a “large amount of blood splatter” at the Neptune Lane property where the stabbing occurred.
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The two stabbing victims, one 16 and the other 17 years old, both told investigators they were stabbed following a football game at Manor Elementary School. The two said they were attacked by several people in a silver car, according to court papers. Police initially told the media they believed the stabbing happened following a basketball game in Elderberry Park.
While at the scene Tuesday night, police zipped throughout the North Park section trying to determine what happened. Detectives searched the area off Penn Valley Road by flashlight and later descended upon the Neptune Lane address.
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The search warrant said detectives collected blood samples and a knife.
The two teens that were stabbed were released from St. Mary Medical Center the day following the assault.
The 16-year-old was taken to the Edison juvenile detention facility in Doylestown following his arrest.
