Teen Charged After Stabbing Nurse with Sword

According to the Blair County District Attorney’s office, a Williamsburg teenager who pleaded guilty to stabbing a home healthcare nurse with a sword was sentenced Thursday afternoon. Authorities say Michael Watson, now age 17, was charged as an adult with numerous felonies, including attempted homicide and aggravated assault, in April of 2020 after police say he stabbed a nurse who had been taking care of his grandfather.