15-Year-Old Utah Boy Arrested In Deaths Of His Two Brothers, Ages 4 And 10 [Video]

Authorities in Utah say a teenage boy has been arrested in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at their family home about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City.

According to ABC4 News, the 15-year-old boy, from the community of West Point, was taken into custody a day after the bodies of his brothers were found dead with what appeared to be “penetrating knife wounds.”

Police say the two boys had been left with their older brother Wednesday night while their mother took her other children to a dance recital. When she returned from the event, she found her 4-year-old dead on the floor and immediately called 911.

Sheriff’s deputies who responded to the scene found the body of the 10-year-old boy in the home and launched a search in and around West Point for the 15-year-old.

Police records show he was found about 11:35 pm walking along a street some five miles away from his home.

Davis County Sherrif Todd Richardson said he was in “good” condition, but he was taken to the hospital to be treated for undisclosed minor injuries before being questioned by detectives.

“As result of the emerging details, the 15-year-old juvenile has officially been taken into custody,” said Richardson. “We had enough probable cause to arrest him on suspicion of homicide.”

The names of the victims and that of the boy arrested were being withheld by authorities because of their age.

The boys’ father is in the military and was recently deployed to another state, officials said.

Fox13 notes, because the boy in custody is 15, he cannot be automatically charged as an adult.

If prosecutors elect to charge him as an adult, they will have to go to juvenile court to certify him as an adult under the Serious Youth Offender Act.

More on the West Point tragedy in the video below: