MILL CREEK, Wash. — Mill Creek police arrested a man accused of attacking two children at a Dollar Tree in Mill Creek, stabbing one of them.
According to police, 29-year-old Joshua David Pence and the children, ages 11 and 13, got into a verbal argument outside of the Dollar Tree at Thomas Lake Center on Wednesday.
Pence then allegedly pulled out a knife and the children ran inside the store.
The suspect stabbed the 11-year-old before customers and staff at the store were able to detain the suspect until police and Snohomish County deputies arrived.
According to court documents, the knife used was approximately 6 inches long.
The victim suffered a collapsed lung and was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett then transferred to the trauma unit at Harborview Medical Center.
According to court documents, the suspect is a stranger to the children.
Pence is being held at the Snohomish County Jail and is charged with two counts of assault with a weapon. His bail is set at $500,000.
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