Pasco Man Charged With Attacking Dad With Knife, Pepper Spray

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A 23-year-old New Port Richey man is facing charges after being accused of cutting his father’s forearm with a knife and dousing him with pepper spray.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Zachary Kyle Samion and his biological father got into a verbal argument at the home they share at 11854 Caton Ave., New Port Richey, on Monday, Jan. 29.

During the argument, Samion reportedly sliced his father on the forearm with a razor knife, exposing the bone and tendons in his arm. Deputies say Samion also sprayed his father in the face with pepper spray.

Samion was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

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