Juvenile arrested in Chilhowie gas station stabbing incident

A juvenile suspect was taken into custody by the Tennessee Highway Patrol early Saturday around an hour after allegedly attacking a gas station clerk with a knife in Chilhowie. The Chilhowie Police Department says a THP trooper witnessed a vehicle swerving while using a cell phone at approximately 1:48 a.m. Saturday. The trooper attempted a traffic stop before the driver began a reckless pursuit. Monday, the THP notified Chilhowie Police that the driver was identified as the wanted suspect in an armed robbery attempt that had occurred nearly an hour prior. The juvenile suspect allegedly attacked a gas station clerk with a knife in an attempted robbery. The juvenile is awaiting extradition to Virginia on a charge of attempted first-degree murder and is also facing charges in Tennessee. The juvenile has been identified as a missing runaway from Massachusetts. He is currently being held in the Upper Tennessee Juvenile Detention Center in Johnson City. The case is still under investigation and more charges could be filed.