A 12-year-old Texas boy saved the lives of his great-grandparents by wresting a knife away during a stabbing attack while driving Sunday.
The boy's half brother, Lucian Adrian Johnston, 20, allegedly stabbed his great-grandparents in the head and neck from the backseat after he was told he could no longer live with them as a result of his behavior, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.Before the stabbing could turn fatal, 12-year-old Sacha was able to pull the pocket knife out of Johnston's hands and throw it out a window, the boy said."What I did was I grabbed him from behind.
— Ed Gonzalez December 30, 2019 "The real hero in this ordeal, is a 12-year-old that was also in the backseat at the time of the brutal attack," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Twitter."Great work by all, this very easily could've resulted in two murders."Johnston is undergoing mental health evaluations, KTRK reported. His bond is set at $80,000.
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