WOODLAND PARK - A Florida teenager is in custody after allegedly stabbing someone through the ear in Woodland Park.

The Stanton County Sheriff's Office says authorities responded to a physical disturbance at a residence in Woodland Park on Friday morning just after midnight.

On arrival, authorities say they found a juvenile victim with head injuries consistent with being stabbed through the ear and into the scalp.

A 15-year-old from Tampa, Florida was identified as the suspect and was taken into custody. 

Authorities say he was placed in detention at the Northeast Nebraska Juvenile Detention Center in Madison on charges of 2nd-Degree Assault.

The Sheriff's Office says the victim declined medical transport at the scene.