BUTLER TWP — A teenager is accused of attempting to attack her father with a pair of scissors during a domestic dispute Wednesday night at the family's home.

The alleged victim managed to wrest the scissors away and was not seriously injured in the incident around 7:30 p.m. on the 200 block of South Eberhart Road, authorities said.

Butler Township police later arrested 18-year-old Lena I. Maharg on felony and misdemeanor assault charges.

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