Two Teens Arrested For Perinton Stabbing

Two teens face charges in connection with a stabbing in Perinton.

Deputies responded to Balsam Lane around 11 p.m. June 13 for a report of a stabbing and found a male victim had been stabbed in the torso, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The sheriff’s office said it located two 17-year-old boys Wednesday on Wolford Street in Rochester as part of the investigation, apprehending one while the other ran from the area before dropping a handgun. He was apprehended at the end of a foot chase. The sheriff’s office said it recovered a .45-caliber Taurus handgun reported stolen out of Atlanta.

The first teen is charged with assault for the stabbing. He was taken to the Monroe County Children’s Detention Center on $1,500 cash bail or $15,000 bond.

The second teen is charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property. He was taken to the Monroe County Children’s Detention Center on $500 cash bail or $10,000 bond.