Teen stabbing suspect name released

prestonAyres By Preston Ayres, payres@wcyb.com
POSTED: 8:12 AM Dec 20 2012   UPDATED: 1:57 PM Dec 20 2012
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. -

A Carter County, Tennessee judge released the name of the 14-year-old boy charged with stabbing two Happy Valley High School students over the weekend.

Nicholas Willen is charged with second degree murder and aggravated assault. Willen is accused of fatally stabbing his classmate, 16-year-old Elijah "EJ" McKinney, and severely injuring another boy.

According to the Johnson City Press, that boy will remain in the regional juvenile detention center.

A second boy is charged with tampering with evidence in this case. His name was not released.

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