Teen runaway arrested after threatening mother

4:35 PM, Jun 12, 2012   |    comments
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A 15-year-old runaway has been arrested says the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

The teen's parents say they found him at a house at 929 Rennboro around noon Tuesday.

The teen then allegedly threatened to kill his mother with a knife before fleeing into the woods.

Officers say they set up a perimeter around the woods and searched for the boy with a helicopter and K-9s. They say the boy surrendered shortly after 2 p.m.

The teen's name is not being released because he is a juvenile. He is being taken to the Knox County Detention Facility and charges are pending.