1 Arrested After Stabbing Father, Police Say

Tulsa Police arrested a man they say stabbed his own father.

Monday, March 18th 2019, 6:43 am

By: News On 6

1 Arrested After Stabbing Father, Police Say

Tulsa Police arrested a man they say stabbed his own father.

Officers arrested Roy Leathers III in a neighborhood near East 61st Street North and MLK Sunday morning.

Investigators say his father, Roy Leathers, had a stab wound to his chest. T

he son had a cut on his head where police say his father hit him with a pipe in an attempt to get away.

Both were taken to the hospital, and the suspect was later taken to jail.

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