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Man Calls Police after Son Threatens Him with Spoon

By Baker Associates

Parents often talk about how hard it is to see a child through their teen years, and a father from Niceville, Florida would probably agree with that assessment after he had to call the police on his fifteen year-old son after a family dispute became (kind of) dangerous. The two were reportedly arguing about the son being grounded when the father demanded the son hand over his iPod. The kid refused and reportedly grabbed a spoon ?in a knife-like hold? with which to threaten his dad. Fearing for his life, the father called the cops. He was charged with criminal mischief. The notable thing about this story from a criminal law standpoint is that the son was described as grabbing a spoon in a ?knife-like hold? according to the arrest report...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 04, 2010 (boomark / email).