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Police: Son of local doctor tried to kill his father by stabbing him at O.P. Arboretum

Maxwell Holcomb is charged with attempted first degree murder in the stabbing of his father.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The son of an Overland Park doctor has been charged with the attempted murder of his father, following a stabbing Thursday afternoon at the Overland Park Arboretum.

Emergencies crews were called out the scene at about 2:30 p.m. where the victim, Dr.  Robert Holcomb, suffered critical stab wounds.

Dr. Holcomb’s son, Maxwell Holcomb, 20, was arraigned Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Johnson County Court, but he did not appear because he is also in the hospital.

FOX 4’s Megan Brilley reported that police believed the stabbing was a domestic situation between father and son. A news release indicated that the son stabbed his father several times.

The son then reportedly ran away from the scene and police apprehended him after a search of the area at 194th Street and Flint. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he remains, he was said to be conscious when taken away in an ambulance.

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