(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Pennsylvania State Police have released details about an assault following an attempted burglary in Franklin Township.

According to the report, 41-year-old Mark Drum got into an altercation with the unnamed 17-year-old would-be burglar when he noticed him walking down the stairs of his home. During the altercation, the juvenile suspect bit Mr. Drum’s son on the leg after he awoke to help his father, seized a pocket knife from the son, and proceed to slash Mr. Drum’s cheek before escaping barefoot from the scene. It was after the juvenile returned to the scene that he was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police.

No further details have been released.