Crime

Deputies arrest Kennewick man who stabbed father

By Sean Bassinger

sbassinger@tricityherald.com
At 11:15 p.m., Kevin M. Phillips, 31, of Kennewick got in an argument with his father before stabbing him in the chest, Benton County Sheriff’s officers said. A friend then took him to Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco where the 52-year-old man was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
At 11:15 p.m., Kevin M. Phillips, 31, of Kennewick got in an argument with his father before stabbing him in the chest, Benton County Sheriff’s officers said. A friend then took him to Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco where the 52-year-old man was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Courtesey Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers

Benton County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the man who reportedly stabbed his father in their Kennewick home Wednesday.

Kevin M. Phillips, 31, of Kennewick, got in an argument with his father before stabbing him in the chest at 11:15 p.m. inside their home at 1904 East Third Ave., Benton County Sheriff’s officers said. A friend then took him to Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco where the 52-year-old man was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Phillips left the house and was last seen walking west. He was booked into Benton County jail at 5:18 a.m. Friday on first-degree assault and five other outstanding warrants on $35,100 bail.

The father has requested a pre-trial no-contact order.

No one else was injured.

This story was originally published July 15, 2016 at 11:11 AM with the headline "Deputies arrest Kennewick man who stabbed father."

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