Two 17-year-olds have been charged as adults in the horrific stabbing earlier this month of a 14-year-old in Snohomish County, Washington.
Milo Canales and Hayden Losbrink have been charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and first-degree kidnapping, according to FOX 13.
The victim was allegedly tied to a tree at Lions Park in Everett, Washington, on December 16, after he went there with a girl. The two male suspects grabbed him as he opened the door for the girl, who then left in the car, Fox 13 reported, citing court documents.
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Two 17-year-olds have been charged as adults in the alleged stabbing earlier this month of a 14-year-old in Snohomish County, Washington state. (KKBC)
The teen later told investigators that he believed the girl had set him up, the station reported.
Canales and Luciebrink are accused of ordering the victim to strip naked, tying him to a tree and stabbing him at least eight times around the abdomen.
The stabbing resulted in his “disembowelment,” the news station reported.
The victim is expected to survive. (KKBC)
He was also allegedly pistol-whipped by the suspects and had the letter “N” carved on his chest, in reference to the “Norte” or “Norteño” gang that is active in the area.
Investigators said the suspects were motivated by gang relationships and the fight that took place between them and the victim at their school.
The victim told investigators that he recognized his attackers as fellow students at his high school.
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The victim was able to untie himself and escape to a nearby house for help.
He was taken to hospital and is expected to survive.
Canales and Luciebrink were arrested within 24 hours of the stabbing.
Canales’ bail was set at $1 million. Lusebrink’s bond was set at $300,000, and he was released on bail, according to FOX 13.
Milo Canales and Hayden Losbrink were charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and first-degree kidnapping. (KKBC)
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Canales was found with the victim’s blood-stained clothes, the station reported.
He had already faced criminal charges for a robbery in Seattle last month, but was released on bail earlier this month, according to KOMO-TV.
