Tommie Badgley, 53, was pronounced dead at Putnam County Hospital Wednesday evening after he was allegedly stabbed in the upper chest by his son, according to the Greencastle Police Department.
At approximately 5:48 p.m., Greencastle officers responded to a residence on the 900 block of Crown Street after a reported stabbing.
Upon arrival, officers found Badgley inside the residence suffering from a stab wound to the upper chest. His son, Thomas Badgley, 21, was taken into custody without incident, police said.
Witnesses at the scene told officers said that Thomas Badgley's parents, Tommie and Debbie Badgley, were visiting their son at the house when an altercation took place between the father and son, police said.
Thomas Badgley is currently in custody at the Putnam County Jail pending charges by the Putnam County Prosecutor.
He will be arraigned in court Friday at the Putnam County Courthouse.
