Man stabbed both of his parents after thinking about it 'for a day or two' even though he 'didn't want to'

A Minnesota antheral volition walk much than a decennary successful situation aft stabbing some of his parents.

Travis Lester, 40, pleaded blameworthy to attempted second-degree execution successful April, months aft helium attacked some of his parents astatine their location with a weapon from their kitchen. On May 8, Lester was sentenced to 11 years successful situation with recognition for 245 days served. According to a transgression ailment reviewed by Law&Crime, the onslaught happened connected the evening of Sept. 5, 2025. Police responded to a 911 telephone that came successful astir 6 p.m. that time from a location successful Champlin, Minnesota.

Dispatchers told officers from the Champlin Police Department that each they could perceive was idiosyncratic "fumbling" with the telephone earlier proceeding idiosyncratic outcry "No." After that call, a neighbour called 911 reporting that they recovered a pistillate astatine the location "covered successful blood."

When constabulary arrived astatine the home, they recovered Lester's begetter first, moaning connected a privateness platform and gripping a railing with blood-covered hands. He told the constabulary that his lad stabbed him and his wife, but helium did not cognize wherever his lad was, nor did helium cognize wherever his woman was. Lester's father, who had aggregate stab wounds and was "going into shock," told the constabulary that his lad attacked them some portion helium was successful a "drug-induced rage."

According to the complaint, Lester's begetter had stab wounds to his neck, chest, abdomen, and hand.

Lester's parent was yet recovered astatine the neighbor's location with stab wounds to her neck, chest, abdomen, and arms. Both parents were transported to the infirmary successful captious condition. Despite the severity of their wounds, they some survived the attack.

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Police learned that Lester was apt driving a metallic Buick Lucerne. After constabulary located the car, they initiated a postulation halt and saw a room weapon wrong the car that matched a acceptable recovered astatine the victims' home. Police besides recovered a jar successful the car's cupful holder that contained what appeared to beryllium methamphetamine.

Lester confessed to stabbing his parents and told constabulary that helium had been reasoning astir doing it "for a time oregon two" earlier helium carried retired the attack. He besides added that helium "didn't privation to" stab his parents.

Lester was charged with 2 counts of attempted second-degree murder. He entered a blameworthy plea connected April 10.