A Marvin teenager is accused of stabbing a 13-year-old in the back while the boy was jogging on a trail last month, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The attack happened Sept. 12 around 7:15 p.m. on a walking trail in the Weddington Chase subdivision.
Rider Gage Walther, 17, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury.
Deputies said the boy was randomly attacked while running along the trail near the neighborhood pond. After circling the pond, the boy was leaving the trail when officials said Walther ran up behind him and stabbed him the back.
The boy was able to run to a neighbor's house for help and was hospitalized for several days.
Detectives are still working to find out what led to the attack.
"There was no obvious motive," Union County Chief Deputy Tony Underwood said. "There was no known association between our victim and this person. It appears to be completely random."
Detectives said witness statements and surveillance video from that day led them to Walther.
Court documents show the teen is the suspect in several arsons starting back in March, and odd graffiti on the trail and at Marvin Ridge High School.
A warrant says detectives interviewed him about the stabbing on Sept. 16.
They said he told them he was out riding his bike that afternoon and "when he got home his parents accused him of stabbing the victim however, he denied doing so during the interview.”
Teenager accused of stabbing 13-year-old jogger on Weddington trail released from jail
<p><em><strong>Rider Gage <span class="wsc-spelling-problem" data-spelling-word="Walther" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Walther</span>, 17, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.</strong></em></p>
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