The teen charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Powell is set to appear in court again today.
The 15 year-old suspect, whose identity has not been released, appeared in court yesterday and he is currently behind bars without bond and has a court-appointed attorney.
Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say that sometime in the early morning hours of Tuesday, the boy had used a pocket knife to stab the girl multiple times, killing her.
The court has some decisions to make, the first, whether or not it will release the boy’s name which is expected to be made today.
Second, whether or not to charge the boy as an adult. As it stands, the teen would face a maximum juvenile punishment up to his 19th birthday. After that, he’d move into the adult court system.
